49/31
The Higman family store and Norma and Nick’s BBQ restaurant are also family-owned businesses in real life
Synopsis
Alana Higman, a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan, and her family compete to win the team’s Fan of the Year award in a process judged by Derrick, the director of fan engagement. Get your happily-ever-after – This year’s roundup of holiday-themed romantic movies you can watch from the comfort of your own home. The film was filmed on location at historic Independence Square in Independence, Missouri, which actually looks like it all year round.
Okay, wrong sports reference
The Square also does Christmas lights that are similar to the movie. I have to give the writers and producers credit for trying something very different in a Christmas movie, even though Christmas only involves the Chiefs’ sledding whenever the team has a game on Christmas Day. Maybe I should say they threw in the towel and just got some pass interference, but Hunter King and Tyler Hynes had some decent chemistry here, and we’ve liked Tyler in a few of these movies.
The story worked, and Ed Begley, Jr
He has a unique style that amuses us. There were a few things in this movie that really took us out of the story, though, like the mom and grandma throwing Hunter into a stranger’s arms as soon as he walked in the door. Then the whole whole thing about how upset Hunter was about “not believing in the hat”; it was ridiculous, especially since it was the best the writers could do to bring any further tension to the romance.
delivered an emotional performance
Parkinson’s has made him look 15 years older than he should at 75, and that’s a shame, but not his fault. The lady who owns the deli almost got me in the sack in the first five minutes of this movie. Luckily, she only appeared once, and briefly.