Sadly Over-hyped

Load of rubbish!!

Don't listen to the negative reviews

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

As many people have mentioned this movie is parallel to the movie Sliding Doors especially in the beginning where Fired Eve (FE) catches her boyfriend in her own bed with another girl. This movie just isn't done as well as the original, although it does have a totally different twist on the ending. In that I like this one better.Hillary Duff is OK, but not great. Likewise Chris Carmack. They do connect. Gib Gerard is terrible and so is his second girlfriend. Diana DeGarmo does a powerful rendition of O Holy Night.The story has potential even to the extent that it is different from the original. LA Eve's story progresses pretty well except for Matt the original boyfriend . Who calls the girlfriend he is cheating on while he is right next to the one he is cheating with? And several times. But I also had a problem with FE's story. For one thing, she doesn't start picking herself up until 3/4 of the movie is gone. Until then she does a lot of whining and not much else. It seems like a lot of wasted screen time that could have been put to better use.Connie Sellecca is the boss we love to hate. BTW there are at least two incidents of blatant sexual harassment that appear to be accepted without complaint.

I'm not sure why 95% of modern Christmas films are banal love stories that have been shoehorned into a Christmas theme, but here's another one. Some of them are actually quite enjoyable films, but as others have said, this one is a poorly rehashed sliding doors (which in itself lacked originality) with many of its own issues. The acting is OK, but the scripting is so poor that I was unable to care about a single character. Even the drag queens in the bar verge on obnoxious, which is unprecedented. The lesson I learnt from this film was that if you're a pretty, smart, young middle-class woman it doesn't matter what happens you'll land on your feet.

The two previous reviewers have already pointed out features I would have mentioned: • The "Sliding Doors" plot parallel • Diana DeGarmo appearing as herself, singing "Cantique de Noël" in English (i.e., "O Holy Night")In addition, I would note that this is Chris Carmack's second appearance this season as the leading man in a Christmas movie, along with "A Christmas Wedding Date". So far, this is the more highly-rated of the two (and rightfully so, in my opinion). Previously, I'd seen him only as "the other guy," or in some other minor role. Finally, here are some things you might not have seen if this had been a Hallmark movie: • The cheating boyfriend in bed with another woman • Two drag queen barflies (also mentioned previously) • Haylie Duff's cleavage (I don't remember that from 7th Heaven!) In short, here's a different bit of fun from the "typical" Christmas tale. Note: Carmack's character's name is spelled Aidan in the IMDb credits, but that came up with a spelling alert when I typed it, so in my summary, I used the "corrected" form, Aiden, since I never saw the spelling on the screen. Eve's full name, however, appears both spoken and in print in the film; her fist name is Evelyn, but unfortunately, I can't remember the surnames of either lead character.

When I sat down to watch "All About Christmas Eve," I was expecting the traditional Lifetime romantic comedy. However, the commercials didn't really do this one justice. It's a surprisingly deep and witty fantasy about a woman (Haylie Duff) who gets to experience two alternate lives for Christmas. In one, she becomes a super successful businesswoman and meets the man of her dreams (Chris Carmack). In the other, she loses her job and reconnects with her true passion, painting.Connie Sellecca is fantastic as the Miranda Priestly-esque boss, and there's two great musical performances from Diana Degarmo... who I loved on American Idol. (And a surprise cameo from another Idol alumni... I wont ruin it!) If you're looking for well-acted, well-made Christmas fantasy that is completely unpredictable (and even a little artsy!)... then this is a must see. I loved it!