CozyMysteryLover91996

As a Clemson Football fan, I loved the nod to Clemson with the orange and purple decorated Christmas tree, along with Joe and Sonia, the two characters with ties to Clemson. I found Rachael Leigh Cook to be really charming as Merry, and this is my favorite movie I have ever seen her in. I specifically liked her supportive friendship with Darlene and the comical moments between her and Adam. All around this is a fun holliday movie.

There appears to be several misconceptions about Sam's storyline from other reviewers. First of all, Sam only killed Steve. She did not shoot the other escaped convict and his girlfriend. Steve killed them hours prior to his own death. Second off there IS an explanation of why Steve shot them. Steve and the the two of them were arguing over what to do with Sam and Alex. The other escaped convict and his girlfriend wanted to get rid of Sam and Alex (possibly kill them) because they were slowing them down and they didn't want to leave any witnesses alive. Steve and the two of them went out of camera range and then we hear a couple of gunshots with only Steve returning. That's the reason why Steve killed them. While Sam shooting Steve wasn't legally self-defense, she probably believed that she and Alex would never be safe unless Steve was dead.