Film Critics United

Naughty or Nice (2012) - Hallmark Channel Two things.  First, I thought it was cute seeing 'Family Ties' legends Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross playing a couple in the last Christmas movie I saw, now... say like in this movie... not so much.  Second, the little pictures I use for these movies I get off of a Yahoo images search.  Works fine until you type in something like 'Naughty or Nice' which gives you all kinds not family friendly horrors.  Of course that could be avoided if I just turned on 'Safe Search', but why in the world would I do that?  Crazy talk. Krissy Kringle (Hilarie Burton) lives on Candy Cane Lane.  Note that Krissy is not related Kris Kringle, just happens to be her name, and they changed the name of her street after she moved there.  Also, it appears actress Hilarie Burton is a natural brunette but I've learned your odds of landing the lead in one of these Christmas movies increases exponentially if one has blonde hair. ...

Becoming Santa (2015) - Lifetime Connor (Jesse Hutch) loves him some Holly (Laura Bell Bundy).  Loves her so much he's about to pop that question, he just wants to do it all proper like, and ask her dad for her hand in marriage.  What Holly has failed to tell her man is that her dad is Santa Claus!  Oh snap!  If you watch this movie, get used to Holly failing to tell Connor important, life altering information. But Connor, who makes lame toys at some awful toy company for a living, will soon discover this critical info, and while at first it was a bit mind blowing... kicking it with St. Nick's baby girl is awesome!  And believe me when I tell you, Connor's toys are truly lame.  His 'Big Idea', in the year 2015, is a wooden dog with wheels that would've been a terrible toy in the year 1915.  But can I guarantee you by the end of this movie this awful toy will be the next Tickle Me Elmo in this reality. But then there's that Jack Frost (Tony Cavel...