A Hollywood Christmas is a Christmas Classic. What makes it a classic? Let's start with what it does NOT have. Woke garbage ( just because the woman is Asian and the guy white does not make it woke). A small child ( usually the daughter of the man (usually a widower). The woman ( or sometimes man) going to a small town and falling in love with the small town person of the opposite sex. It is also not "Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl, Boy Gets Girl Back." Why? The boy (Christopher) never has the girl ( movie director Jessica) in the first place, because of a misunderstanding of a text message ( although they like each other a lot). All of which pop up on Christmas movies and make the film predictable which is why I avoid most of them. What does it have? Reena. She is the cute comedy relief, but steals every scene she is in, without being stupid. She makes you think of a Christmas elf. The main star Jessika Van: Jessika Van is beautiful unlike most of the "Plain Jane" women you see in most 21st Century movies ( as a guy that is a major plus). I actually learned something; I did not know what an "Office Wife" was until this picture. It is also the conflict between Jessica and Christopher. She saw the text message between Christopher and Ms. Frost ( perfect name for a frigid Christmas hating person) and thought they were married; Until he explained Office Wife. Spoilers ahead:, As you can predict, Jessica will be the New Office Wife followed by actual wife ( Christopher instead of being a financial guy, wants to become a Producer just to be with Jessica). I also get the impression everyone involved had fun with this movie. It is a movie within a movie. The plot of the movie is about a rich banker shutting down a cupcake store, just like Ms. Frost assisted by Christopher was going to do to Jessica, shut down the Christmas movie division ( Ms. Frost hated Christmas because as a child she could not sing in a Christmas play. But Jessica talked her into actually being in the movie and singing , so that fixed that). Finally instead of a fake town ( especially bad when movies film in Canada and pretend it is New York), the entire movie takes place on the Warner Bros lot in LA, and there is no pretending it is anywhere else. I have read reviews of this movie and critics do not seem to like it, but I think as this film within a film gets better known it will be regarded as a Christmas Classic. Easy 10/10 stars.
Review of A Hollywood Christmas
