Furry Little Christmas

source: A Furry Little Christmas

I thought it was a nice and sweet movie. The plot was close to another Christmas movie, however, the differences were enough. The only problem was the music was too loud thru most of the show which made the dialog difficult to hear.

I know these movies are filmed on a budget, but where's the crew member who checks for logic & consistency? When leaving a neighbor's home after checking her pregnant horse, why is the female neighbor wearing a hat in her own doorway but the female vet has no hat? The picturesque shot of the Dad's home is lovely but I don't think he'd park his truck down this slope of snow so far from the house (& it never moved!). I was intrigued by the use of a 1955 TV version of "Miracle on 34th Street" with Thomas Mitchell for the cute movie-in-a-barn scene. I agree that the dialogue was above the norm for "romance" movies, very nice in establishing relationships. I also agree that the romance moves very fast in spite of "the lady protests too much;" ditto the hero's pained expression at the roller rink. Typically, it all works out and ends with a kiss.

Sorry, I just couldn't finish this because her eyelashes kept getting in the way. And the guy was too handsome to be for real. Just couldn't get past it. I felt like I was looking at a men's cologne commercial. Also, I'm not a fan of parents trying to manipulate their grown children into uprooting their lives to return home or get married. I'm sorry I have to rate this so I can tell I watched it so I'm erring towards the positive.

Oh my goodness just take a deep breath and smell the princess pines. The lead is not only sweet and funny, her heart is genuine and seems to just pull everyone to her. A really cute holiday love story that you can count on to make you smile and laugh along with the silly antics. I'll definitely be rewatching this weekend over some cocoa while we make cookies!

I must admit, this one was a pleasant surprise. I'll start by stating that the budget for this movie was not very high. So, do not expect a Hallmark production. That said, the plain and simple nature of the film was rather refreshing and placed much of the focus on the dialogue and interaction between the actors. All in all, it is a lovely little Christmas movie. The storyline revolves around Scarlet (played by Kristi McKamie), an NYC veterinarian who heads home to Vermont for Christmas with her son Milo (played by Pono Say) to visit her father (played by Michael Swan). While home, she meets Josh (played by Jonathan Stoddard), a doctor who relocated to Vermont to get away from the city. She also begins to reconnect with her roots, helping her father with his practice doing house calls on the Vermont countryside. At the heart of the script, are the dialogue and interactions between Scarlet and her father, Scarlet and Josh, and Milo and his grandfather. In all three cases, the writer doe a pretty good job creating a warm and authentic story. My only real critique regarding the script was that the relationship between Scarlet and Josh developed too quickly, climaxing in the roller skating scene, which seemed forced as a result. The acting was strong. Both McKamie and Stoddard are new faces on screen for me. Both had convincing performances, with some nice scenes together. Some good chemistry too. Swan (as Mitch, the father) too had a strong performance. I especially liked the back and forth between him and Scarlet, and him and his grandson Milo. At times, these were cute and heartfelt. Though not a Hallmark production, the movie does a pretty good job of getting you into the Christmas spirit via some fun and festive scenes. Overall, this is a charming Christmas movie. Well worth a watch if you are looking for something plain and simple.

Against its obvious sins, a real nice film. Sure, a lot of cliches and good intentions very far by reality. But the small pieces composing it are not bad,the unrealistic situations are, in few cases, funny and the predactibility can represent a compensation. Sure, the grandfather and his liitle boy, few drops of romance and some crumbs of real humor but enough for easy film, proposing a new chance and few decent characters. It is temptanting to critic it. But it is just a decent job. And this can be enough. Because it is the very easy romance, in Hallmark style , not so bad, used, în some measure, for noble purpose. So, just nice.

So much going wrong for it to be enjoyable - and I have no issue with low-budget movies. the music was so loud you couldn't hear most of the dialogue there were bizarre editing choices during conversations (the scene where they meet the grandfather made me feel unwell) there's a "small town" setting with the largest, most garish cabins I've seen and people pretending they're "rural" the male lead kept squinting like he was either high on set or told to do his best Zoolander impression the plot a) tells instead of shows and b) has the female lead to succumb to the pressure of her father and new boyfriend We enjoy wholesome, cheesy movies, but this was actually just bad in too many ways to excuse.

The story is another one where a woman who is a veterinarian with a kid goes home to Vermont for the first time in years. She meets a doctor. They hang out. The story is pretty average with no great highs or lows or surprises. The only tension is how far away she lives. There are some cute animals. I wasn't impressed, but there was nothing really wrong with it.

I really wanted to like this. I loved all the animals at the beginning and I really like Scarlet. The kid can't act, but that's fine. Then we got to Vermont and the dad hinted that Scarlet needed to stay there so he could retire...and she met the cute doctor...and I started to sense where this was going. Sadly, I was right. Why does the woman always have to make the sacrifice for a relationship? This woman owns her own vet practice! She has a freaking life (apparently her son is completely fine leaving all his friends behind in NY?), but gives it all up for a guy she's known for two days. UGH!