When I saw the title for Christmas On Call, I thought I immediately knew what the movie would be about. I wasn’t completely wrong but I wasn’t completely right either.
Hannah (Sara Canning) is an emergency room doctor that recently moved to Philadelphia. While on-shift, she meets EMT Wes (Ser’Darius Blain) who invites to show her the town. As their romance blossoms, other first responders also try to balance their family and professional lives.
Living close to Philadelphia myself, I laughed at how often they said “Go Birds!” to each other. Oh, and the Donna Kelce cameo with the cheesesteaks? I’m not sure who wrote this but they sure did try to put all of the Philly stereotypes in there. Other people may not like it but it made me giggle.
As for the movie itself, it was fine. I liked that Hannah and Wes weren’t the only couple getting their romance on. However, it would have been nice to get a little more relationship out of police officers Danielle (Reena Jolly) and Sanjay (Erik Athavale). I know they had a relationship before the movie started but we didn’t get to see a lot of progression between them. To be honest, it felt like the writers were trying to shove as many relationships in as possible but, without making the movie longer, they just aren’t satisfying couples. They were shoved together because they happened to be in the same vicinity and had similar jobs. Sometimes more isn’t merrier.
Rating: There’s a reason medical dramas are successful tv series