We’re getting close to Christmas but there are still so many Christmas movies to get through. I think Lifetime is beating out Hallmark for the sheer number of Christmas movies they are airing this season. Spotlight on Christmas is another one of their offerings.
Olivia O’Hara (Tori Anderson) is a famous Hollywood actress. When her boyfriend, country singer Ryan Wrangler (Matthew James Dowden), breaks up with her right before Christmas, Olivia goes back home to get her life back together.
Usually, when a Christmas movie character is an actress, she’s a stuck up bitch, expecting the world to stop for her. Olivia, however, is a down-to-earth person that just wants to escape the paparazzi. She’s a little heartbroken and needs her family around her.
Early on, she meets Casey (Victor Zinck Jr), a high school classmate that is now teaching at their alma mater. It brings up another interesting twist that we don’t normally see in these movies. The high school needs a drama teacher so the kids can put on their annual Christmas Eve play. Olivia steps up to help the kids. I loved that they gave Olivia something to do beyond hanging out at home or wandering around town.
Spotlight on Christmas was pretty good. You can go ahead and watch this one. Then make sure you grab a chocolate mint milkshake. They sound amazing!