There are only a few more Lifetime Christmas movies left. They seem to be getting worse as time goes on.
After being stood up by her boyfriend, Brad (William McNamara), on their anniversary, Rachel (Jamie Luner) meets Michael (Johnny Messner) and his daughter, Sophia (Madeline Grace). Sophia is having trouble reaching the high note in “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing.” Rachel offers to give her voice lessons to help.
The Christmas High Note has a lot going on. Rachel is stuck in a love triangle with Brad, who she doesn’t want to be with, and Michael, who doesn’t want to date someone for his daughter’s sake. Add to that, Rachel’s dad, Dennis (William Katt) keeps trying to date Brad’s mom, Donna (Marcie Barkin). And there’s a sub-plot about Dennis trying to sell his veterinarian business so he can travel the world. Oh, and don’t forget about the Christmas pageant. There’s so much going on that nothing actually gets addressed.
As for the relationships, they also suck. Both Brad and his mom are terrible people. I’m not sure why anyone would even want to date them. Rachel should have broken up with Brad long before the 4th anniversary stand up. While it isn’t overly obvious, Michael is definitely controlling. There’s a scene where Rachel asks him to dance and he refuses simply because he wants to ask her instead. Dude, it’s OK for a woman to ask you to dance. It doesn’t make you less of a man to let her initiate things.
Don’t watch The Christmas High Note. It may not be the most terrible movie of the season but it’s up there. There have been a ton of music-related movies this year. Go watch one of those instead.