Four Christmases and a Wedding

Good movie!

A couple meet at a Christmas festivity. They dance and bond but he is posting overseas for work and so they don't start a relationship. Every year they meet up he's in a relationship then she until finally - you know what. Arielle Kebbel looks prettier than she did in Vampire Diaries fine for Hallmark / Lifetime standard. Corey Sevier is the guy and they have a good enough chemistry. It's often something that happens to couples sometimes the timing isn't right. Just have to wait till things are right. At least there is a sweep of time and no unnecessary contrived drama at the end.

Have watched this the last few Christmases on the Christmas channel randomly. Absolutely love this movie and hope I can find it for this year. Since I'm in the UK can't seem to buy the DVD as probably only made for American audiences. Its a feel good movie, yes its probably predictable to some people but if you are happy watching a cute Christmas movie then this one is one to add to the list.

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The characters are bad and the the idea of this romance is so toxic like the time jump

Take this for what it is; 'made for TV' Xmas break! Yes 'Four Christmases and a Wedding' (2017) has no deep social message/meaning.....it's just kind of fun. The characters are engaging (surprised to see 'BeverlyHills Cop' alum; Judge Reinhold) Its a classic story of our couple meeting at an event, and not closing the deal for four years! So sit back, watch this delightful Christmas Nugget!.....

The actress' gesture is so annoying. Constant eating with mouth open, too much childish face expression, eyes rolling. Ugh. And steph's maternity leave is 6 month?? Is that possible in us? I'm sure she's at least 6mo preggo on 2nd xmas. 3rd xmas her child should be around 5/6mo and steph is still taking maternity leave?

In what seemed to be almost every scene- the lead character was talking with food (cookies?) in her mouth!! It was rude, it was annoying and totally distracted me from the story. I finally just turned it off - I couldn't take anymore!!! These are elementary school table manners!!!!!!!!

Have always had a thing for good concepts, which has often been one of my main reasons for seeing any film or episode of a show. The concept for 'Four Christmases and a Wedding' sounded very appealing and on paper sounded different from the usual Christmas film in recent years, when we have had Lifetime and even more so Hallmark films that have followed the same or similar formulas with not much variation. It was my main reason for seeing this film. While the concept for 'Four Christmases and a Wedding' was far from squandered, the film also could have done a good deal more with it. Conceptually 'Four Christmases and a Wedding' sounded different, but it was executed in a quite conventional manner in the film which is a shame. Have always adored Christmas and 'Four Christmases and a Wedding' has moments where it captures the spirit of the holiday quite well, when one is not frustrated by the sloppiness of the writing. 'Four Christmases and a Wedding' has good things. It looks quite good, especially the scenery. There are moments of nostalgia and authenticity in the soundtrack. Corey Sevier is a likeable male lead, while Judge Reinhold and Markie Post are treats in their roles. The younger cast members are not too cute or too bratty. There are moments where 'Four Christmases and a Wedding' is charming and shows signs of heart. The Christmas spirit is there in parts. Sadly, in my view, Arielle Kebbel tries too hard and her acting comes over as forced. She is very beautiful, but she didn't need to try that hard and didn't always seem comfortable. Didn't like her character of Chloe, at all either. Her obsessiveness was way overdone, one of my bugbears in film is character flaws being exaggerated and that's the case here, to the extent that it became annoying and borderline creepy. The characters are not developed that well and come over as sketchy cliches, while the central relationship is far too rushed and didn't feel that developed. Basically a big just there plot device with no conflict or much spark. Much of the music is over-scored and could have been used a good deal less. The script doesn't flow that well and is very cheesy and sappy. It's the story and pacing that most let 'Four Christmases and a Wedding' down. The pace does drag a lot and the story, on top of being excessively predictable, over-sentimental and contrived, came over as mostly bland and badly over-stretched from too much overlong padding trying to hide how little plot there is. Concluding, very, very average. 5/10

Evan Mathers and Chloe Taylor seem destined for each other. Evan is an executive for an international corporation. Chloe works for RSVP Events Planning outside of New York City. Sparks begin to fly when they meet by chance at the Christmas Fair that Chloe has planned in the fictional city of Fairmont. But what follows is a preposterous scenario in which the characters are separated and reunite for four consecutive Christmases. Despite the wonders of the modern technological age, Evan and Chloe do not stay in touch by telephone, e-mail, texting, or Skype. Rather, they continue to remain in love and meet up every year at Christmastime. In this kind of romantic drama, the characters typically are challenged to overcome obstacles in order to finally declare their love. But in this case, the only obstacles come from the characters' own stupidity. Evan foolishly gets involved with Raquel, whom he brazenly brings back to the United States for the second Christmas meeting with Chloe at the Christmas Fair. By the third Christmas, Chloe is dating her co-worker Ted, but it is clear that she really doesn't love him. The film drags on endlessly with Chloe inexplicably never being approached by men other than Ted. While the actress playing Chloe rose above the material, it was never believable that this dynamic woman would be a Miss Lonelyhearts. The best scenes were in the first Christmas encounter where she and Evan were first attracted to each other. But it stretched credibility that the characters never really had an honest conversation about either their personal lives, their career goals, or much in the way of shared emotions. One can only wonder what the marriage of Evan and Chloe will be like, given the inability to communicate over the course of four Christmases.