This year, Hallmark has given us their first ever lesbian Christmas movie, Friends & Family Christmas. I am so glad that Hallmark has increased their diversity in Christmas movies. I’m tired of seeing the same thing over and over.

Daniela (Humberly González) is a budding photographer living in New York City. When she tells her parents that she will not be home for Christmas, they take it upon themselves to come to her for the holiday. Her father, Luke (Christopher Shyer), has been talking to his old college roommate, John (Barclay Hope), to try to set Dani up with John’s daughter, Amelia (Ali Liebert). After their initial meeting, Dani and Amelia decide to pretend to be girlfriends for the holiday season to appease their parents.

For the most part, this was a sweet original take on Christmas romance movies. No one came into someone’s hometown and wooed them off their feet. There wasn’t a family business about to close forever without someone’s help. Instead, this was just two women who made an arrangement then found themselves falling in love with each other. Yes, there was the usual lack of communication that caused the big romantic conflict but I’m pretty sure that writers don’t know how to end a movie without the lead actors avoiding conversations. I dream for the day that Christmas movies have people that actually talk to each other falling in love. Wouldn’t that be nice?

Rating: Not picture perfect but good enough