#84: "Deck the Halls"

Stats: 2005. Starring Gabrielle Carteris, Steve Bacic, and Steven Culp. TV-PG.

Background: Even though I had cable in 2005, somehow I missed this Lifetime Christmas movie. Or maybe I purposely avoided it …

Anyway, it was one of the movies in the Lifetime 12 Days of Christmas set I picked up last November. I actually watched it in November (on a sick day, if I recall), but I failed to write about it then. So here I am in February, writing about a Christmas movie!

Plot: Widowed mom Holly (Carteris) works for her father-in-law’s toy company. When he hires Nick (Bacic) to help with marketing for the holiday season, Holly is at first repulsed by Nick…especially because he is her annoying new neighbor. But as time goes on, she finds herself drawn to him, and he helps her realize that she just may be ready to love again.

Reactions: Frankly, I would never have watched this movie if it hadn’t been part of this collection and I hadn’t been doing this movie rewatch project. And I would have been missing out.

I can’t believe how much I enjoyed this movie! The family interactions seemed natural, the relationship between Holly and Nick was fun to watch, and I never was quite sure how the film would end. (Was Nick Santa Claus? Would Holly end up with him? What about the kind veterinarian [Culp]?)

Deck the Halls ended up being one of the better Christmas films I watched all season. (To see my thoughts on some of the others, check out this post on my other blog.)

Verdict: Keep

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