This movie takes place in Washington state and they are going to drive a convertible around with the top down on Christmas Eve? Wouldn’t that be kinda cold?
Ashley (Tiya Sircar) has a love for all things vintage. When she finds out that her uncle sold her mom’s vintage car - the one they used to deliver gifts in - she turns to her uncle’s attorney/antique appraiser, Duncan (Michael Xavier), for help.
I generally enjoy Tiya Sircar’s acting. She is adorable in pretty much everything. This isn’t an exception. Granted, Ashley’s obsession with everything vintage and antique is a little weird but I guess there are people out there that only want to buy vintage items. It is sweet that she says she only likes the antiques for their story and not only because they are old.
To be honest, the whole middle part of Christmas on Wheels could be cut out. (Is this a new trend for 2020?) There’s this…thing…about the town mayor changing the look of the Main Street decorations but we never really meet the mayor. We see her once during a charity auction, where she bids on an item, and that is it. No one talks to her to find out why she’s making the changes. Ashley just makes Duncan help her change the decorations back to the old ones in the middle of the night. It is weird.
And there’s a subplot about the car not running properly. It doesn’t start and no one can figure out why. It seems that the car has the ghost of Ashley’s mom so it only runs when Duncan is with her? Yeeeah. People in these movies are too invested in other people’s love lives.
Lifetime has given us yet another movie that is just OK. There isn’t anything particularly stand-out about it. If you like magical cars or if you also think Tiya Sircar is adorable, it’s a perfectly fine way to spend an evening.