Great American Family loves messing with their schedule. They’ll announce it in late August to early September then, when October rolls around, play the movies in any order but the one they announced. I hate it. That is why this review for Christmas Wreaths & Ribbons is so much later than it’s release date. I didn’t know they freaking released it.
Rebecca (Kristin Wollett) owns a business that makes wreaths. Of course, the Christmas season is her busiest time of year. So when she dislocated her elbow after slipping on ice, she was worried about her ability to complete her orders. Thankfully, her neighbor, Jason (Casey Elliott), offered to help in his free time. Will Jason be able to learn her wreath-building technique and save her business?
With a title like Christmas Wreaths & Ribbons, I didn’t expect this movie to be good. And I was correct. Every single character is absolutely obnoxious. Rebecca insists that everything, including sweeping the floor, be done exactly the way she does it. Jason doesn’t want anyone to be upset so he doesn’t really do anything. He just kinda goes with the flow. Even all of the member’s of Jason’s family suck. His mom won’t even think about using any other recipes than hers at the family bakery. His father wants the bakery to have tons of orders but not pay anyone overtime. His sister would love to use her peppermint pie recipe but won’t stand up for herself when her mom refuses. And his brother…cousin…I have no idea what his relation really is…he is the worst. He is so selfish that he gets mad when Jason helps Rebecca. There really wasn’t a bright light anywhere.
On top of that, nothing interesting happens in the movie. Both of the main characters own businesses and the only conflict that happens is Rebecca’s elbow. Well, that and the scene where she overhears the obnoxious brother/cousin talking bad about her and Jason mostly agreeing. But that is the usual conflict that would be solved if they just had a conversation. You need more than that to keep a movie interesting. There’s another movie coming up by this same writer. I hope it’s not this bad.
Rating: This should have been 30 minutes long.