Sadly Over-hyped

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Alicia Witt and Mark Wiebe headline this movie about a woman setting off to meet her future in-laws. Through a series of unfortunate events. Alice ends up meeting and staying with the wrong family. By the time the mix-up is discovered, she has fallen in love with the family and discovers feelings for the man whom she thought was to be her brother-in-law. Upon finally meeting her future in-laws, Alice begins to ponder what she truly wants and who she sees in her future dreams & plans.

Every year I look forward to the new Hallmark Christmas movies, as they are uplifting and fun. I even look forward to the repeats from years prior and wish Hallmark would bring back the older Christmas classics.I watched this movie for half an hour and then I turned it off. The music is so annoying and louder than the dialogue. It is not the softer kind of music. I call it the "bing-bong" music that is very distracting with sharp, striking notes that rise and fall. You have to try and listen to both the louder music and softer speaking. I wish the producer would call me and I'd play loud music in the background and see if this was not distracting to him. Every word should be able to be heard clearly. This is not a concert.I am not the only one who has complained to Hallmark about this sharp, irritating type of music in the background. Music should only be heard when there is a climatic scene or when people are not speaking. The older Hallmark movies were not like this. You did not have to strain your ears to listen to the dialogue. I just turn the movie off if it is like this. The music ruined the entire movie so it gets a 1 rating. Get on complaintsboard.com or reviewstalk.com and see all the complaints about Hallmark's loud annoying music. This is the majority speaking, not the few on here who like it.

I found this to be the best Christmas movie of 2013 and I enjoy almost all of Hallmark's Christmas films. Alicia Witt going to the wrong family's home on a mistake was actually a stroke of fate.Grandpa was a fantastic character, especially in his scenes with Alice(Alicia Witt). Matt's parents were great as well, and her fiancé's family was stiff and horrible.Naturally, the happy ending saw Alice dump Will and end up with Matt, which is how it should be. Remember, folks, you shouldn't watch a Christmas movie for anything other than pure enjoyment and this film had it in spades.And oh, by the way, I DID NOT find the music distracting. In fact, I enjoyed it very much.

There's no orange-colored sky, but Alicia Witt is a cute, giggly carrot-top in this one. Her meet cute with Mark Wiebe is they get into a traffic accident. She's been sent on alone by his brother, her fiancé, to meet her family and spend Christmas with his family; Alicia and Mark meet at the airport and he gives her a lift to their house... but it's the wrong family. Her fiancé has the same name.It's a cute set-up and very charming, although the contrast between the two families, played for comic effect, is handled like a sledge hammer. In addition, her fiancé is intent on making a lot of money by having her sell her beloved antique shop on 23rd Street -- although it fronts in Soho, several miles and four neighborhoods away -- to a real estate developer for a lot of money.Well, no one ever claimed that the scripts for Hallmark seasonal romantic comedies were subtle. There are a couple of laughs along the way. If it's not great, it's all handled competently.