A Date by Christmas Eve

2019

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance

5
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 780 780

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Director

Jake Helgren Photo
Jake Helgren

Top cast

Nikki SooHoo Photo
Nikki SooHoo as Maxine
Joseph Steven Photo
Joseph Steven as Charity Santa
Morgan Fairchild Photo
Morgan Fairchild as Mrs. Kringle
Julie McNiven Photo
Julie McNiven as Blythe Freeman
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855.95 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 3
1.71 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by johne-55952 7 / 10

Actually The Lead Actress is The Only Reason To Watch This

The writing, directing, etc. are standard Christmas movie pablum. Not awful but pretty unoriginal. The chemistry between the two leads make it watchable. In particular the lead actress was a fresh face and good actress. Hope she gets a chance with better material some day.
Reviewed by Jackbv123 6 / 10

Liar, Liar with a Christmas dating app

This movie was listed by my provider as "A Date by Christmas Eve" and that title appeared on screen. The alternate title "The Naughty List" probably describes it better.This isn't a common Christmas premise, but it is a pretty solid mix of two older Christmas movies with much better leads and acting in general. "I'm Not Ready for Christmas" with Alicia Witt has the can't-lie angle. "Naughty or Nice" with Hilarie Burton has the Santa's magic list angle. On the other side of this movie is one I just watched yesterday "A Christmas Crush". The last made this one look excellent. The similarity of this one with "Wish" is the magic wish on a potential boyfriend, especially the result on said "boyfriend".I mention "Crush" because it is an example of doing really badly what this movie mostly succeeds at. This movie has some exaggerated humor, but doesn't let the acting or story get out of control like "Crush" did. This movie does the story pretty well with controlled overacting. In that sense it is similar to "Ready" and "N or N". The difference in the three is the acting, especially the leads. Both Witt and Burton have much better comedic timing. They both probably had better lines to work with also.Bear in mind that this movie is about magic and it intentionally uses some exaggeration, so judging the acting is a little different than the standard Hallmark or Lifetime pure Christmas Romance.I really liked the implied message about magic which is a cover for what we as people think in our hearts about other people. In a good Magic story, magic has a cost, or better, a consequence. Chelsea really learns that.Fisher is the paragon, at least mostly. Chelsea is a bit wimpy but at her roots is honest and giving.While the premise isn't the usual Christmas movie fare, the audience still has a pretty good idea what's coming. The ending here is decent enough.This movie has weaknesses but is very watchable if you get into the spirit of fantasy magic mixed with Christmas romantic comedy.
Reviewed by adamjohns-42575 5 / 10

Oh Sugar!

This film is definitely aimed at a younger film audience, based on its secondary story and the cast as a whole. It does deliver to some degree, but is almost a complete rip off of another story about the 12 wishes of Christmas or something like that.The lead guy is cute in his way and the bonus with him is that you could use his ears to pick up satellite wherever you are. I always liked having something to hold on to. Vanessa (Sugar Motta from 'Glee') actually does a great job in the lead female role, it's just a shame that the story and directing don't support her to show her full potential. It's not a serious story. The 'Boyfriend' Rod, is a terrible actor. The best friend is one of those annoying millennials that takes a selfie every five minutes and Morgan Fairchild would not be my first choice as Mrs Kringle, she can't even smile properly with all that work she's had done! So overall, not a great supporting cast, maybe that's why Vanessa Lengies? shines?I might watch it again in a few years time, so I'm not saying it's awful, but it's easier to pick faults than to see the good things. Oh yeah, I've just remembered, she has a great wardrobe in it, some lovely dresses.A traditional "Be Careful What You Wish For" story set at Christmas.
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