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I record and watch every Christmas/Holiday movie that airs free with my cable service. There's a lot of mediocrity out there, which I find forgettable but passable. This one, however, is so bad--all because of the lead actress and the story. I thought everyone else did a great job, especially the kind-hearted Mateo, but why did the writers insist on such a whiny, spoiled female protagonist? The writers dictated that she was always leaving her children, and the actress brought no redeeming warmth to the character. Makes you wonder if Stephanie Bennett has any kids of her own because she certainly didn't act like a mom. And boo-hoo, your daddy wasn't around much growing up. So what! That doesn't excuse your behavior. My dad wasn't either, but I've never kept my kids from him, and I certainly don't refuse to visit him. And he doesn't possess even a fingerful of the caring that the on-screen dad did. And for those who think I scored low because the location looked nothing like Texas, you'd be wrong. All the cable channels film 99% of their movies in Canada. Of course the locations don't look like the U.S. If you haven't gotten over it by now, that's your fault. On a hilarious side note, the closed captioning couldn't figure out "adobo." Come on--it's pretty standard. I'm sure there's Hispanic/Latino residents in Canada. Anyway, this was a pretty painful movie to watch.
score 2/10
KehDBug 1 March 2021
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4-3-2021 12:06:03