This was not what I expected from the title. Actually, I'm not sure what I expected, but it wasn't this. This is not your typical Hallmark Christmas movie. The story is different, at least to me.In this movie, there are not all the usual holiday traditions ticked off in the story as in so many of the movies. (Not that I don't like them, I do.) For about 2/3rds of the movie, Krissy Kringle is petty and vindictive and often mean. But then she, and the audience, discovers that all real people are not one dimensional. It does get a little preachy, but it is part of the story.The story is excellent. The production is decent. (The house decorations are spectacular.) And the acting is good. There is some humor. I'm not sure the movie would have been nearly as good without Gabriel Tigerman who adds some humorous spice to the story. The movie probably deserves a higher score than I give it, but I rate on my personal enjoyment and Krissy was too mean for too long in the movie for my taste.

Naughty or Nice is an amiable and appealing Hallmark television film. Fun and life affirming in the run up to Christmas but not really that good. Where it should have had some cynicism is replaced by some saccharin.Hilarie Burton is spirited as Krissy Kringle who lives on Candy Cane Lane. She does not enjoy Christmas due to the attention she receives because of her name. She has a steady job at a firm and hopes to marry her boyfriend sometime soon. However she is suddenly fired by her cold boss and her parents arrange for her a demeaning job as an elf in a local mall.One day, Krissy receives a package in her mail, and finds herself in the possession of Santa's naughty or nice book. By calling out their name, Krissy can now see in the book what naughty deeds people have done such as her mall boss stealing money, a neighbour stealing decoration, her boyfriend might have been cheating on her and a rival at her former job was stealing her ideas and plans to steal the firm's clients for a rival one.However she soon realises that the book is in two sections with a nice part as some of the people also do nice deeds.It is watchable but only in a syrupy television film standard way.

In all honesty, I only gave this movie a chance because Hilarie Burton has been one of my favourite actresses since One Tree Hill started! Never in a million years did u expect it to be one of the best Christmas movies I've seen! From losing her job to working as an elf (been there) then learning all this info about people in her life and consequently having a very public breakdown, this movie keeps the spirit of Christmas alive even when Krissy doesn't feel it. Having Matt Dallas of Kyle XY and Danneel Ackles (also of One Tree Hill) is just a bonus for me. If you haven't watched it yet, please do! You won't regret it!

Just finished watching this movie and I have to say I liked it a lot. This might not be a big surprise as I am all over Christmas movies and always looking forward for the most recent ones I haven't seen yet. Like always, it's not an award winning story or performance but it fits right in to the holiday time. And I really liked the deeper meaning of the naughty or nice story.We finally might look at it in a different way. Or not as we know there is no such thing as Santa or a naughty and nice list, or is there??? ;-)Just lean back, maybe get some pop corn and enjoy and if you are a little bit like me, relax a bit more as you realize there is some truth to it and nothing in life is that bad that you can't change it.It's a feel good movie, I can only recommend for this time of the year.