It’s time for the second Teri Hatcher movie of the season. This time it is Christmas At The Chalet from Lifetime.
Lex Riley (Teri Hatcher) is a former journalist who has recently gotten divorced. She decides to spend Christmas at a chalet in Aspen with her son, her ex-husband, and his new girlfriend. However, when she arrives, her room reservation did not go through. So Lex agrees to be a “Chalet Girl” in exchange for a room. She spends her days doing the chores required to keep the chalet in order while vlogging the entire experience.
I wish more things happened in these movies. It’s difficult to have a good opinion when nothing occurs. Lex seems to have fun doing all of the chalet chores - making beds, settings tables, helping cook, etc. And it seems like her followers are loving the things she’s vlogging about. So why is anyone upset that she’s doing it? (I mean, it’s because they think it’s beneath them but, c’mon, that is a tired reason. Think of something interesting.) That is the big problem with the movie. There is supposed to be conflict. The only conflicts are her husband and son being grossed out by her working and the usual miscommunication between Lex and love-interest Eric (William deVry). Neither of these conflicts are interesting. It would have been more interesting if Eric was against her vlogging her entire job or if Lex got hurt skiing or something. Like most of this year’s Christmas movies, it’s just dull.
Rating: Are you sure there’s not another hotel nearby?