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The Christmas Classic

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The Christmas Classic follows Elizabeth Bird (Malin Akerman) home for the holidays where she has been sent by her boss to buy the small, rundown local ski resort, Ski Alto. She hopes to close the deal and leave the same day, avoiding her oddball family, but she accidentally bumps into her sister, Lynn Flynn (Amy Smart) and is forced to stay through Christmas. She meets Randy Collins (Ryan Hansen) and is charmed by him and the small town she thought she hated. She finds herself in a dilemma. Should she marry her rich, trust fund, controlling fiancé? Or find something happy and healthier back home, surrounded by love and family?
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Josh Bell Crooked Marquee Maybe someday Akerman and Hansen can find a worthwhile vehicle for their onscreen connection, but this isn't it. Rated: C- Nov 30, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Whitney G I literally only signed up for this site to review this movie. I just had to turn it off, I gave it a half hour of my time because it happened to come on after something I was actually watching. I’m so sad about this. I loved Amy Smart in Butterfly Effect and think of her as a decent actor, and she’s always beautiful. I thought Malin was a good actor too but this whole thing is so confusing. Their careers cannot be going this poorly that they’d willingly sign on to do this movie. It’s not just that it’s horribly written but it’s horribly acted — by decent actors. It’s not even as good as some high school student films that were in a local competition recently. I seriously don’t get it. Did they owe someone a favor? Film quality is mid, characters are 2d, I’m sure there’s redeeming qualities at the end but you don’t need to watch it to guess that she will leave her fiance and go for her hometown bf and feel like a new person. But why does she find her family so awful in the first place? They treat her well. There’s no character development or insight. All very surface. It’s just horrible. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review William T Boring! Definitely did not keep me entertained. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/30/23 Full Review Susie S To be honest I almost turned it off during the animated intro but definitely glad I tuffed it out. It was a great play on classic Christmas movie plots, brought lots of giggles and even a few laugh out loud. Really enjoyed this movie and will add it to my list of must watch Christmas movies from now on. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Jon D Starts off slow, but turns out to be a pretty funny Christmas movie. It's not your average hallmark movie, it has some R rated comedy. It also has a great catchy Christmas song called Island Christmas. I recommend to people who like an off beat Christmas movie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Our family thought this would be a fun movie to watch this holiday season and were very disappointed. Acting was horrible. Decided it wasn’t worth continuing after 15 minutes. We have never not finished a movie before. 🥴 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/17/23 Full Review Emily H My guess is that the writers have never been to a ski town or seen snow before. It felt forced. I couldn't find a character to root for, relate to, or even really understand. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The Christmas Classic follows Elizabeth Bird (Malin Akerman) home for the holidays where she has been sent by her boss to buy the small, rundown local ski resort, Ski Alto. She hopes to close the deal and leave the same day, avoiding her oddball family, but she accidentally bumps into her sister, Lynn Flynn (Amy Smart) and is forced to stay through Christmas. She meets Randy Collins (Ryan Hansen) and is charmed by him and the small town she thought she hated. She finds herself in a dilemma. Should she marry her rich, trust fund, controlling fiancé? Or find something happy and healthier back home, surrounded by love and family?
Director
Shane Dax Taylor
Producer
Daniel Cummings
Screenwriter
Shane Dax Taylor, Austin Nichols
Distributor
Quiver Distribution
Production Co
Taylor & Dodge, BondIt Media Capital, Quiver Distribution, Buffalo 8 Productions, CC Production Services
Genre
Holiday, Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 3, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 3, 2023
Runtime
1h 20m
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