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The cast is great. Sean William Scott needed a new sitcom. His role is perfect for him. Love Tim Allen and all the callbacks to his previous hits. Nice to see Daryl Mitchell again after NCIS NOLA was canceled. But Kat Demmings is the lag.

Riley's exactly the same character as Max from 2 Broke Girls. The same sarcasm and one liner style...same slutty/drunk/party girl backstory as Max. There's virtually no separation between the 2 characters. The only difference is Riley has loving parents and no yellow waitress uniform.

Demmings' character in 2 Broke Girls worked. But in this show...it's already getting old and I'm on the 7th episode now. Hopefully they can change it up a bit by the end of the season. It's funny but her character being soooo similar to her previous series...makes you feel like you're at the end of the series rather than the first season. I'm afraid there won't be a season two without some kind of change with her character. There's great potential with such a good cast.

There is a way to do parodies and satire...but this isn't it. The over-acting and under-acting...the phony "Colorado accent" almost make this movie unwatchable. I love spoofs, parodies and satire. But most of them are at least funny. Even black comedies have redeeming qualities. Christmas with the Campbells is more cringe-worthy than redeeming. A decent parody at a minimum has characters that have some chemistry. There is no chemistry between either the main characters...Snow and Long...nor Wendt and Duffy. Satire still has to work. This one just doesn't do it for me. I tried. Watched the whole movie. But my 4 stars was generous.

Probably the worst Hallmark movie I've seen. Script was bad. Acting was bad. Davida Williams wasn't bad but Richard Harmon was 1000% miscast for this lead role. There was no chemistry and it was just difficult to watch. I was ready to turn it off about 20 minutes in. Finished watching it only to leave a review. It's dishonest to leave a review for a movie you only watched part of. And I agree with other reviewers about the tennis aspect being off. Most Hallmark movies at least have romance. This one misses the sport and the romance.

My 2 stars was being generous. One step above horrible. There really isn't much more to say...but I keep getting the warning box that is telling me I haven't said enough.