I think someone at Netflix hired some Gen Zs to run their Christmas movie slate this year. You can’t tell me that a Gen Xer or Millennial came up with Hot Frosty. And there are two more Netflix movies coming up with additional weird plots. We are in for some craziness this Christmas.

After losing her husband to cancer, Kathy’s (Lacey Chabert) life began to fall apart. She manages to keep her diner going but her house is in major need of repairs. And she can’t even think of dating again. Thrift store owners Mel (Sherry Miller) and Theo (Dan Lett) give Kathy the red scarf that led them to fall in love with each other. Disbelieving in the magic charm, Kathy puts the scarf on a muscular snowman entered in the town’s snow sculpture competition. That night, the snowman, Jack (Dustin Milligan), comes to life, bringing more than just muscles to the town.

There are people out there that did not like this movie. I am not one of them. And to say I’m skeptical about Christmas movies is an understatement. Sure, Hot Frosty has a ridiculous plot but so do many of the best Christmas movies. As a matter of fact, I think this movie had similar vibes to Elf, which is one of the most popular Christmas movies out there. It probably won’t make it to the same cult movie status that Elf has but I don’t think it should be written off as terrible either.

I think maybe my only complaint about this movie is that they were given comedic heavy hitters in Craig Robinson and Joe Lo Truglio and they are both severely underused. Robinson’s cop character is supposed to be one of those “so serious about their job it’s funny” and Lo Truglio is supposed to be his dim-witted deputy. However, neither of them are playing it straight. It’s not funny if the actors are playing it funny. Sadly, the funniest part they get is the song they sing over the ending credits, which is a callback to the song they sing in the cop car. I would have loved to see them play both of the roles more seriously. They would have stolen the movie.

Despite that minor setback, I do recommend watching it. Keep an eye out for a couple of Mean Girls references!

Rating: How much does snowman home repair cost?