Aaaaand we’re back to the “A simple conversation would have fixed all of this” trope. Why are adults in Hallmark movies so afraid to talk to each other?

Paige (Janel Parrish) is an event planner in Denver. Every year, her parents throw a big themed Christmas party at the inn they own. However, they decided to skip the party this year. Paige insists on planning it anyway. Then she finds out the real reason her parents were downplaying the holidays. They are thinking about selling the hotel to Dylan (Ryan Paevey) and his brother. Will Paige truly be happy returning to her job in the city?

I’ll start off with the good -Coyote Creek Christmas is pretty cute. Azriel Dalman as Dylan’s son, Noah is one of the better parts of the cast. He’s also the only one that gets a pass from having an actual serious conversation with anyone. Which is funny because he talks more like an adult than any of the actual adults. That is, if any of the adults even wanted to talk to each other.

Here’s a list of the conversations that should have happened but didn’t: Rick (Cameron Bancroft) and Linda (Linda Minard) should have asked their daughter if she wanted to take over the inn that has been in their family for generations. If she said she didn’t want to run the inn, then they should have told her they wanted to sell it. Quinn (Naomi King) should have come out and told Mia (Adriana Ravalli) that she liked her in the beginning instead of making awkward googly eyes at her. And maybe Dylan should have told Paige that he was there to evaluate the inn for purchase but it shouldn’t have been on him to tell her that her parents were selling it in the first place.

Sadly, I didn’t hate Coyote Creek. The characters were annoying but there was just enough in the plot to make it bearable. This is the type of movie you watch when there is nothing on television but you need something that doesn’t require a lot of brainpower. Snack on some peppermint fudge while you watch it. I think it will make it a little better.