In this holiday romantic comedy, a mysterious woman who works at the post office answering Santa's mail captures the heart of a disillusioned postal carrierIn this holiday romantic comedy, a mysterious woman who works at the post office answering Santa's mail captures the heart of a disillusioned postal carrierIn this holiday romantic comedy, a mysterious woman who works at the post office answering Santa's mail captures the heart of a disillusioned postal carrier
- Director
- Writers
- Lorene Lacey(screenplay)
- Steven Palmer Peterson(screenplay)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Lorene Lacey(screenplay)
- Steven Palmer Peterson(screenplay)
- Stars
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- Emilyas Emily
- (as Piper Harris)
- Huntas Hunt
- (as Ron Rogge)
- Director
- Writers
- Lorene Lacey(screenplay)
- Steven Palmer Peterson(screenplay)
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- All cast & crew
Storyline
- Taglines
- An unexpected delivery changed their lives...
- Genres
- Certificate
- TV-PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Matt and Kristi go for hot chocolate and Matt reaches up for a can of instant cocoa, the can is mainly white with writing. In a later shot, the can has changed and has a green band at the top.
- Quotes
Matt Sanders: Emily, don't you think Mrs. Johnson is a little *old* for me?
Emily: But last week you said you were too old to play dolls with me anymore, and when I asked you to show me how to do a cartwheel, you said you were too old for them, and...
Matt Sanders: Okay, I'll make a deal with you, I'll stop saying I'm too old if you stop trying to fix me up with the elderly neighbors.
- ConnectionsReferences Full House: Matchmaker Michelle (1991)
- SoundtracksNutcracker March
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performed by MX47, William Rogowski and Jason Bradley
Published by Hollywood Jukebox
Watching 'Christmas Mail' as part of the Christmas film quest that has been happening for the past three years (something that was very much necessary after a tough time), it was for me on neither extreme of brilliant or terrible and found myself neither loving or hating it. If anything my opinion is somewhere in between and am actually pretty conflicted on what my stance is. With there being a fair share of good things but also an equal number of things that didn't work. Can totally understand the mixed response here.
'Christmas Mail' does have good things. Ashley Scott is engaging enough in her role, though her character could have been better developed. AJ Buckley is easy going and likeable as the more interesting and likeable character. The supporting cast are solid. The chemistry between Scott and Buckley was sweet.
The film is limited in setting but is pleasingly filmed at least. The music had an affectionate festive atmosphere and had me smiling and humming along, as good music should do. There are moments that amuse, true the humour is very exaggerated but it was still fun and easy to take when aware of the exaggeration being intentional, and others that are quite sweet. The first half is charming and engages.
Less engaging was the final third in particular, where things got rather contrived and silly. Also found that it did lose quite a bit of energy from thinning out, while also finding the main revelation poorly done with a barely discernible and unintentionally creepy phone voice and the ending feels too neat and anti-climactic.
Some of the dialogue is awkward and has too much cheese and schmaltz and the film could have done a lot more with developing Scott's character, who comes over as too childish and naive and not much else with her motivations too vague at best. Some of the editing looked sloppy.
In conclusion, hit and miss but watchable. 5/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- May 3, 2022
Details
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- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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