How Sarah Got Her Wings (2015)

How Sarah Got Her Wings (2015)

Director:

Edmund Entin

Gary Entin

Starring:

Lindsey Gort

Derek Theler

Melanie Liburd

Plot:

Good Samaritan Sarah Fitzpatrick has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and finds herself in the lobby before the gates of Heaven. Certain that she will be let in, she is shocked to find that her name is not on the reservation list. However, she is granted the chance to return to Earth as an “angel in training” with the requirement to help a soul in need. Sarah has the 12 days before Christmas to secure her place on the list leaving her in the race for her after-life.

Review:

Angels, check.

Second chances, check.

Ridiculously hot guy, check.

Sarah gets hit by a bus and discovers that she can’t get into heaven because she has unfinished business. She’s pretty one note and believes she knows what’s going on and doesn’t look deeper. Everything works out in the end, though she doesn’t end up with the ridiculously hot guy which was kind of disappointing.

3/5

Side Note: Confession time!

Alright, so there’s a TV show called Baby Daddy that is really stupid, but I’ve watched almost two seasons just because Derek Theler is so pretty and that’s why I watched this movie. I’m so shallow.

Married by Christmas (2016)

Married by Christmas (2016)

Director:

Letia Clouston

Starting:

April Bowlby

Jes Macallan

James Eckhouse

Plot:

A high level executive must find herself a husband before Christmas in order to inherit a fortune.

Review:

So talk about a lovely setup. Grandmother is sexist and doesn’t believe women should run companies so she writes it into the will that once one of her granddaughters marries their husband will own the family company. Our lead female character, who has dedicated the past seven years to the company, is not the one getting married first, instead her flighty, pretentious sister is marrying an organic farmer with some ideas.

I liked that our female lead loved Christmas and family but was just focused on her career. I did think her parents and sister were stupid. I liked that it didn’t end with her getting married or even falling in love, the possibility was just there. Everything was resolved but there was actually room for a sequel if they wanted to do that.

Phenomenal sugar cookies, check.

Boyfriend that turns out to be gay, check.

Unexpected resolution, check.

The movie had a lot going for it, but the pacing was really off. It sped up some things and dragged at others enough for me to knock it down a star.

3/5

My Santa (2013)

My Santa (2013)

Director:

Sam Irvin

Starring:

Samaire Armstrong

Matthew Lawrence

Julie Brown

Plot:

Single mom Jen Robbins, who is a writer of human interest stories for the newspaper in the small town where she has lived all her life, lost the Christmas spirit ever since her ex-husband split.

Review:

So what do we have here, a Christmas movie where the male lead is super young looking. It’s actually kind of weird cause he looks young twenties and the female lead looks early thirties. However, I looked it up and he’s 33 and she is too. Life is really not fair, he should not look that young.

Love triangle, check.

Scrooge, mommy is not in on the Christmas spirit, check.

Jim O’Heir (Jerry from Parks and Rec), I feel like he should be added to the check list because he’s been in a couple so far, check.

Bad acting, check.

Super-fast romance, check.

It was alright, could have done with a bit more. The whole Santa’s kid thing was cool, but the main focus wasn’t that, it was the mom regaining the joy of Christmas, they did a good job with that though.

3/5

Holiday Inn (1942)

Holiday Inn (1942)

Director:

Mark Sandrich

Starring:

Bing Crosby

Fred Astaire

Marjorie Reynolds

Plot:

At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.

Review:

In the movie Bing Crosby’s character decides that he’s done being a performer, he wants to be a farmer because it’s so much easier. Clearly he knows nothing about farming and quickly realizes it and decides that the best thing for him to do is turn his farm into an Inn where it’s only open on holidays.

Interesting the hotel chain took their name from this movie.

Alright, so the movie hasn’t aged very well. The music is great, but at one point they dress up in black face and they don’t treat Marjorie Reynolds very well, and they’ve got a servant that’s the usual stereotype for the era. Honestly, I sadly forget these things and seem to only remember the music and how much I like it.

I love Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, and I end up watching this movie most Christmases, but I wish it was better.

4/5

Naughty and Nice (2014)

Naughty and Nice (2014)

Director:

Sam Irvin

Starring:

Haylie Duff

Tilky Jones

Maureen McCormick

Plot:

A cynical radio host is banished to Colorado, where he has an on-air spat with a hopeless romantic. Soon, their antagonistic relationship sparks the interest of the whole town.

Review:

Now this is more like it. After the stinker yesterday I’m glad I was able to find one more in line with what I wanted. Meaning there was actually a story and talking and it wasn’t just music playing while they did stuff. This also proves that Haylie Duff was not the issue with the last movie.

Alright, so what did we have?

A “bad boy” that just needed a good woman to turn him around, check.

A recently deceased parent, check.

A love triangle, kind of check. There was another dude in the picture, but he was so clearly a fall back that even he knew it and didn’t seem that upset not to get the girl. I kind of want him to have a spin off movie because he was nice.

So Pepper, Tilky Jones, did this things twice where he would scoot close to Haylie Duff and I don’t know why but it was so sweet and romantic. He was close to her, but not touching her, I don’t know why I noticed it but it stood out. Maybe because I didn’t feel like their relationship, the first time he did it, was at that point, but I don’t know I thought it was kind of romantic. His complete focus was on her but he wasn’t forcing himself on her.

Anyway, cute movie, it washed the taste of the last one out of my brain.

4/5