Artivels
Undescribable Perfection
Ariella Broughton
It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
Justina
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Billy Ollie
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
Jack Vasen
This movie appeared on Ion television in December 2017, well after dozens, if not hundreds, of women stepped forward to resist and abolish sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace especially entertainment. I frankly cannot believe that any television network would be this irresponsible.The first half or more of this movie is pure and blatant sexual harassment. Jenna clearly shows that she is uncomfortable with Cooper's attention. The sexual tension he is giving of can be cut with a knife. Maybe a chainsaw. At first it is tension with an underlying hint of threat even if no threat is unintended. And this is a textbook definition of sexual harassment. So I hope the moral of this movie is NOT that sexual harassment is OK if the girl eventually gives in willingly. This genre of movies needs to clean up it's double standard. Admittedly the movie was made in 2014, but that doesn't mean it needs to be shown.If Cooper does not cross the line, this is actually a nice love story and Elisabeth Harnois and Adam Mayfield have chemistry. As I said, at first the tension is negative. But even in that there is uncertainty in Jenna. But it turns into a better chemistry. Mia is actually not a villain for a boss. In this case her dad is a villain every bit as cruel as Mz Hall is in Kiss 1 (interesting that she is a common denominator in the two movies.)I am not rating this movie so that my prejudice does not affect it.
peaceev
Knowing beforehand it was a cheesy Christmas movie, it was pretty decent. Few good actors, some bad ones, and pretty predictable storyline. But it was overall pretty cute. HOWEVER (SPOILERS!!!), the ending was a little proportionally weird to the timeline for the movie. I mean they met for MAYBE at the most a month or so, not even fully together as a couple, and he proposes?! Definitely seemed random for the movie ending, and to be honest, the more I think about the timeline of the couple in the movie getting married the more worked up I am about it. Overall, the movie wasn't a complete was of time. That ending though...
asmithee23
Meh. I am not a fan of the cheesy, predictable TV Christmas movies but the original however, was well-made, had a rich look production wise and was more than adequately acted. Its' predictability was easily forgiven because the journey to the inevitable end was so charming. This one barely makes it to acceptable. The acting by most is not good. Some is quite bad like the tarty girlfriend and Dad while others do well, ahem - Jonathon Bennett (Sebastian) and Elisabeth Rohm. The boss lady was alright, too. The love interest man (Cooper) carries a dopey smile throughout the whole film and isn't nearly slick enough to be a worldly, charming Lothario. The make-up level for the actors was also set to soap opera level. Overall, it's one to skip.
Amy Adler
Jenna (Elizabeth Hamois) is a very capable assistant to the lady, Mia, who runs a style magazine. Secretly, Jenna longs to be a designer and show her drawings to Mia, but J's courage has always failed her. This upsets her dearest pal, Cooper, who also doubles as her next door neighbor. At this moment, Jenna is estranged from her father, who has a new wife and very little time for his daughter. So, Cooper's support is paramount. The December holiday season is approaching so mistletoe hangs in the building's elevator. One day, when Jenna is going up, the door opens and in walks a great looking guy, Sebastian (Jonathan Bennett). Its just the two of them and the man winks at Jenna before he bestows a brief kiss on her lips. Even so, the smooch is dynamite and, amazingly, Jen gives Sebastian a MUCH longer kiss in return. What was she thinking? Especially when Sebastian turns out to be the playboy brother of her boss, Mia, and co-owner of the company, even in absentia? All too soon, Jenna hears and sees enough to know that Sebastian is not reliable dating material. Yet, he keeps pushing the envelope for a date. Oh ho, now Cooper is especially handy because Jenna needs him to pretend to be her boyfriend! Mia tells her assistant that her bro has an on again, off again girlfriend named Brittany anyway. So, will Jenna continue to dampen the ardor of this handsome man and will she get the courage to show her drawings to Mia? Dear romcom fans, this viewer didn't see Kiss Number One but if its anything like this one, its good. What's not to like about a talented, fetching cast, a sweet, funny script, envious costumes, lovely sets and a confident direction? Therefore, kiss off any staid plans you don't want anyway and go get this winning flick instead.