Christmas on 5th Avenue

2021

Action / Romance

4
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 765 765

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Plot summary

Eve, A Christmas loving professional wish granter, takes on the task of decorating the high-end condo for a reclusive writer who is spending the holidays out of town. But when the handsome writer turns out to be home for the holidays after all, Eve will have to pull out all her tricks to make him fall in love with Christmas all over again – and maybe find romance along the way.

Director

Amy Force Photo
Amy Force

Top cast

Olivier Renaud Photo
Olivier Renaud as Lucas
Samantha Helt Photo
Samantha Helt as Sarah
Kate Vernon Photo
Kate Vernon as Mitzy Blade
Megan Soo Photo
Megan Soo as Barista
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825.87 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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1.66 GB
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English 5.1
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MickyG333 7 / 10

Be yourself and find love

7.3 stars.The story begins with a woman named Eva who helps people improve their lives. She takes on a challenge to spruce up a very rich author's Manhattan apartment for the holidays. She discovers there is more depth to this man than at first, and he's not the scrooge that he appears to be. The rest of the story is about how she helps Lucas find happiness, and he fills the hole she's had in her hopelessly romantic heart. The theme is about finding happiness with the people in our lives no matter who they seem to be or what station they currently hold. We bring our genuine self to the table and that's how true love is revealed to us.The film has a lot of slow moments and takes its time delivering the goods. I stuck with it in the hopes that I'd be blessed by something and I wasn't disappointed, however you must be patient with 'Christmas on 5th Avenue' because the gems don't show up until the last 30 minutes.
Reviewed by dr_sarah 6 / 10

A Brit's perspective

This is a perfectly okay, not special, Christmas movie. Storyline is what you'd expect. As a film it's fine to have on in the background while wrapping presents. New York looks great, though I would have liked some more shots of Christmas in the most beautiful city in the world (rather than focusing on one not-very-festively-decorated apartment). We Brits often watch US Christmas films for the stunning scenery and backdrops, so this one disappoints a bit on that level.There are some decent cameos and supporting actors. I have to comment on the two stars, as most of the reviewers liked Kathryn Davis as Eva, but found Olivier Renaud, as Lucas, cold and unexpressive. I think perhaps a lot of reviewers are American? To this typical British viewer, Lucas seems a normal, thoughtful, emotionally-balanced if reserved sort of chap - and as a bonus, he looks great in a t-shirt! Eva is great looking, but too often chirpy and demanding to the point of annoying, excessively smily, and she seems to get more over-emotional and needy as the movie goes on. I just wanted her to calm down a bit. This seems to be a common kind of performance by female actors in US Christmas films, so maybe Americans find it 'normal', but for Brits it's pretty exhausting, and it's a relief to have a character like Lucas who seems more realistic. (Did I mention he also looks great in a t-shirt?) Would have been nice if, in return for Eva livening Lucas up and making him smile more, he maybe showed her the value of understatement and that you don't always have to over-share and over-express every emotion. It wasn't really a two-way development between them, which is a shame.Overall, then: an okay Xmas film with two good-looking leads, one of whom you'll probably find a bit annoying (maybe depending on where you hail from). Fine for wrapping presents to.
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