In Merry Measure (2022 TV Movie)
10/10
Festive, Fun & Great Acting
13 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Darcy returns to her hometown to spend Christmas with her sister and niece, after years of struggling as an irrelevant pop star. Her high school choir rival, Adam, is directing the choir for the upcoming Christmas Carol Competition and has cut her niece. Darcy starts her own choir with her niece and the others who were cut before combining the two choirs to create a powerhouse choir to perform at the big competition. Along the way, Darcy realizes that all her travelling and pursuing of her singing career has not made proper room for Christmas family memories and love in her life.

Jennifer Robertson (from Schitt's Creek) is so funny and warm and cozy in her role as the sister!

MeetCute: Darcy's niece did not even get to finish her audition because the director stopped her. Darcy storms in to talk to the director and discovers its none other than, Adam, Darcy's high school rival. Adam says he worked hard in his career to become the Head of the Music Department after Darcy always beat him for the top Solos and is going to continue his streak of winning the Herald Angels Christmas Carol Competition. Darcy then decides to start her own choir after this interaction.

Christmas Carol Competition: Darcy and Adam's Choirs compete for who gets to compete for the High School at the County Christmas Carol Competition. The two groups decide to combine their talent and unite the team, which unites the two coaches: Darcy and Adam!

At the Competition, The Herald Angels beautifully sing Christmas Carols: Hark the Herald Angels Sing, I heard the Bells on Christmas Day, and Go Tell it on the Mountain

The Herald Angels win the Competition!

Almost Kiss: Adam walks Darcy home from their date and the snow begins to fall. The setting is beautiful against the backdrop of the Christmas-decorated house and beautiful snow falling.

He leans in to kiss her, but she says she does not want to get too attached as she is going back to New York after the holidays.

Ending Kiss: Darcy gets a big break with a record label! The catch is, she has to flip to New York to meet the record label executive to sing for him on Christmas Eve, which is exactly the timing of the Herald Angels' Christmas Carol Competition. At the choir's Christmas dinner, Darcy tells everyone she can't make it to the competition.

When she arrives at the Record Label's office in New York, Darcy finds that Adam has hidden a shirt in her luggage that reads, "Coach Darcy."

At the competition, Adam tells the Herald Angels to "have fun!" which is completely opposite of his cut-throat, competitive nature in the beginning of the movie.

Darcy surprises everyone at the Christmas Carol Competition, telling her sister that she is going to make Dayton her new home and not put her travelling career above her family anymore. The record label signed her and supported her decision.

"I am never going to miss a Christmas with you and Megan again." -Darcy to her sister

Darcy surprises Adam too and their choir wins the competition!

On Christmas morning, Darcy, her sister and her mom open presents in matching pajamas before taking a family picture. The ending is a montage of all their Christmas memories.
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