When struggling pastry chef Kylie Watson (Chabert) learns she’s made it
to the finals of the American Gingerbread Competition, she thinks her
competitive spirit has finally paid off and hopes the publicity will
help her jumpstart her new café. There’s just one problem — the oven
she’s supposed to use breaks down right before the contest. Determined
to enter, she reaches out to Nick Mazannti (Coco), her old boyfriend
from culinary school who gave up his dream of being a pastry chef to
take over his family’s pizzeria. Nick allows her to use his industrial
pizza oven at night to craft her ambitious gingerbread confections. As
the two reminisce about the dreams of their youth, their romance is
rekindled. But just as Kylie is on the cusp of taking the grand prize—and embracing true love—things get complicated when her ex-boyfriend
takes drastic steps to win her back. Kylie realizes she must embrace the
Christmas Spirit or risk losing both the contest and her new love.
Our Two Cents:
Oh, Lacey Chabert, Lacey Chabert. I hate to say it, but I do not care for Lacey Chabert. (If you pronouce Chabert the way I think it's pronounced "SHA-bear" then that should be a nice little Dr. Seuss rhyme for you from me. Merry Christmas and you're welcome.) Seriously, her acting is okay, but she has the same dry sugar toast personality in every movie--which is actually NO personality. Sadly, the same goes for her costar in this one and the love story fell flat.
Ratings:
Storyline/Writing ★★★★★ • Acting ★★★★★ • Chemistry ★★★★★ • Overall ★★★★★
Links:
IMDB • Official Site
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