My Christmas Dream (2016)

Very disappointing...

Sorry, this movie sucks

Boring

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Danica McKellar stars as a department store manager desperate to get ahead in the company in My Christmas Dream. Since this is a Hallmark Christmas movie, the odds are good that she'll learn what's really important and probably find love along the way. The only problem is you probably won't care about either outcome because she's pretty unlikable. Her character is written to be rather bland, but her performance is what turns the audience against her. Her acting leaves much to be desired, and as she falls in love with David Haydn-Jones, a single dad, it's pretty unbelievable that she's willing and able to take on motherhood. She's not even believable as a successful career woman.That criticism aside, if you're a sucker for anything Hallmark at Christmastime—it's okay, I am, too—you'll probably end up sitting through My Christmas Dream at some point during the holidays. It's not the all-time worst film the channel has ever produced, but you'll groan your way through and be glad when it's over. Make lots of popcorn and heap on the Christmas cookies; you'll need it.

Where do I start. Well usually Hallmark movies have somewhat questionable acting choices and the plot maybe a little convoluted. This movie is not perfect, but darn close.All the characters are very likable and has some touching scenes. The movie is about a women who is a manager and wants a promotion. She wants success and finds a painter who lost his inspiration. It's a Hallmark movie and it's Christmas and the plot unfolds. While it is a tried and true plot, it still is amazing to see the characters come together and display love and emotion.Some may think it is clichéd, some may call it sappy, and some may roll their eyes, but these movies are meant to be. It is meant to show how life can be.I give it a perfect score. Take it for what it is; a somewhat sappy Christmas movie with charm. I think this is a must see and I rate it a 9.5 out of 10!

Hello, Hallmark, it's the 21st Century. And guess what? Copying films of the '40s and '50s is a little passe.My Christmas Dream stars Danica McKellar who, at age 40, is still playing ingenues. And as far as I'm concerned, she's getting away with it.It also stars handsome David Haydn-Jones and Diedre Hall who must have a hideous portrait in her closet.McKellar is Christina, the manager of a department star, McDougal's, owned by Victoria (Hall). Christina is doing a terrific job and loves what she does.Victoria arrives at the store and makes an announcement: The store is growing internationally, and they are opening a new store in Paris. They need someone to run it. Christina is perfect for it, having studied in Paris for a year and always feeling as if it was home.However, in order to get the job, she is going to have to dazzle Victoria with the annual Christmas display, a part of the window always kept hidden until December 23.In the meantime, she has met Kurt (Haydn-Jones) and his son Cooper. It's obvious that Kurt wants a commitment from her, but Christina shies away from it. Meanwhile she's having him help with the display and hoping it impresses Victoria.We all know what's going to happen. It is possible to have a wonderful career and be fulfilled. It isn't one or the other nowadays. The previous film with Candace Cameron had the same theme. We see these women giving up these fabulous jobs (although Christina's is a good compromise) to stay with a man. Of course, he's going nowhere, why should he.These Hallmark films can be boring or lovely, depending on your mood. My mood is particularly in need of mind-numbing since the election, so I would up watching this one and part of another. I understand showing romance. But this is the kind of movie my mother would have written because her generation was interested in one thing and one thing only: marriage and a family. And if you didn't have that, as far as she was concerned, you didn't have much of a life.It's not a good fantasy for young women, whom I assume watch these things. Otherwise, it's pleasant and Christmasy.

Christina, the manager of McDougal's flagship department store, is determined to land the manager position for their new Paris location. She sets out to impress Victoria, the store's owner, by creating the best holiday display in McDougal's history. However on the day she is to meet Victoria the imperatively dressed Christina gets paint spilled on her by a worker in the department store that she manages. He gets abruptly fired. However later on their paths cross again and Victoria ends up needing this man she just fired to help her with a Christmas window display. If this display rocks upper management she then will get to live her dream a manage a store in Paris. Now this film is good. My major complaint is that the film shows that women are forced between "Career and Family". Many successful women in the past 50 years have managed to do both. This film however makes it look like that "If you don't have a family you are never happy". For once I would like to see a Christmas movie where the woman does choose a career but it also happy with that choice. Trust me that would make a great Christmas film!