I really wanted to like this movie, but I spent most of it rolling my eyes. The male lead, Sam, was great in his fairly small role. The female lead was okay in hers, but could've been better. And the other male lead, Pete, was absolutely insane! This is just another movie with a ridiculous Christmas wish plot that would never actually happen in real life.
The female lead makes a wish on a falling star for her neighbor to fall in love with her. She meant Sam, but it hit new neighbor, Pete, instead. But Sam really does like her and actually asks her out. The only problem is that Pete keeps getting in the way, in the most crazy ways. I would've rather watched a movie where Sam and the female lead had normal encounters while falling in love. Pete could've still been a contender, but a sane one. Instead he says and does some idiotic things because he's under some wish magic. And his erratic behavior causes the female lead to act abnormally also.
Maybe I'm just too old for these movies now. I did get a few laughs out of it though. It's just difficult to like a romance movie, when it could NEVER actually happen in real life. That makes it harder to connect to the characters and plot. I have definitely seen much better movies and have no desire to ever watch this one again. I'm actually not even sure it's worth watching once. If you do decide to give it a chance, maybe just let it play in the background while doing other stuff. Lol
I'm giving one star for Sam, one star for the elderly next door neighbor, and one star for the beautiful Christmas decor.
The female lead makes a wish on a falling star for her neighbor to fall in love with her. She meant Sam, but it hit new neighbor, Pete, instead. But Sam really does like her and actually asks her out. The only problem is that Pete keeps getting in the way, in the most crazy ways. I would've rather watched a movie where Sam and the female lead had normal encounters while falling in love. Pete could've still been a contender, but a sane one. Instead he says and does some idiotic things because he's under some wish magic. And his erratic behavior causes the female lead to act abnormally also.
Maybe I'm just too old for these movies now. I did get a few laughs out of it though. It's just difficult to like a romance movie, when it could NEVER actually happen in real life. That makes it harder to connect to the characters and plot. I have definitely seen much better movies and have no desire to ever watch this one again. I'm actually not even sure it's worth watching once. If you do decide to give it a chance, maybe just let it play in the background while doing other stuff. Lol
I'm giving one star for Sam, one star for the elderly next door neighbor, and one star for the beautiful Christmas decor.