It's A Lifetime Movie

jegd-847-631407

This is the basic Lifetime formula: 1: Heartbreak forces change. 2: Conflict arrives and provides humor. 3: Fate forces conflict into attraction. 4: Guilt causes a separation. 5: True love finds a way.

The writing was garbage but probably not because Lifetime Writer Jennifer Shapiro has a dozen Christmas theme plots under her belt. The terrible direction left actors fumbling for realism atop of the bland dialogue - (again) probably not because Lifetime Director Peter Sullivan has a dozen Christmas themed plots under his belt.

The film was littered with gimmicks; from having a 'Family Matters' reunion with Jo Marie Payton and Reginald VelJohnson, to Mayim Bialik landing in Bozeman, Montana which was a Sheldon episode on 'The Big Bang Theory'.

There's not much more to say other than what this summary's title states, "It's A Lifetime Movie". Most people understand Lifetime is a 4 letter word in the acting community, which is obvious in Brian Doyle-Murray's decision to remain uncredited in the film.

I'm giving it a 3 out of 10 for the sterile production, lack of direction, bad writing and actors stumbling all over the place begging for something to work with. Mayim Bialik is a dear, I love her, but she shouldn't need to take every role that drops in front of her.

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jegd-847-631407 6 December 2015

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3367988/