Run of the mill romance story, with an ending you can predict from the start, albeit it didn't always take the obvious route.The characters were all ok and likeable. The story just flagged after a while and did not have enough to more than around 45 minutes.

Harsh summary, but it fits. Simply put, the lead character establishes herself as an unattractive shrew for the first 1/3 of the movie. Perhaps there are a lot of women out there that believe a woman like this would get a dreamy guy, but it ain't gonna happen. It's not that she's angry about getting dumped by a butt-nugget. No, her fatal character flaw is that she takes that anger out indiscriminately on others.The movie would perhaps be more believable if she were unattractive and sweet. Or attractive and bitchy, maybe. But, unattractive AND bitchy? (Yes, I know, it's "Hollywood Unattractive", but the bitchiness brings it out.) Not even chime rills and santa's magic can do the trick. (BTW, can we PLEASE find something other than the chime rills anytime Santa or an elf or angel does some magic??)The failure of this one falls on the producer and writers. The "harried guy/gal who's life falls before the holidays" is a staple, but the poor harried sap has got to be Likable at the start. I dunno, perhaps they nailed it if their intended audience, the lonely woman who thinks that being bitchy is being a "strong woman", who can't really figure out why her personal life isn't working out, and is hoping for some magic to fix things. I suppose that may be Lifetime's spin on the Hallmark Christmas romance.

Two people meet on a flight from LA back East. She has recently been dumped and he is an a long distance relationship. But of course romance ensues.The dialog is a bit more interesting than the usual Christmas TV movie. There seems to be a subtle message about compatibility of personality over looks. " This is Mayim Bialik's movie. For fans of "Big Bang Theory" where she plays Amy Farrah Fowler - it's a treat to see her. Usually Lifetime or Hallmark Christmas movies don't feature lead romantic actresses who look like or are shaped like her. It's nice to see someone like her leading this type of movie. Ryan McPartlin of "Chuck" is a good enough comedic actor to make his role believable. If you are going to watch one Xmas movie this year this is a good choice.

This is the basic Lifetime formula: 1: Heartbreak forces change. 2: Conflict arrives and provides humor. 3: Fate forces conflict into attraction. 4: Guilt causes a separation. 5: True love finds a way.The writing was garbage but probably not because Lifetime Writer Jennifer Shapiro has a dozen Christmas theme plots under her belt. The terrible direction left actors fumbling for realism atop of the bland dialogue - (again) probably not because Lifetime Director Peter Sullivan has a dozen Christmas themed plots under his belt. The film was littered with gimmicks; from having a 'Family Matters' reunion with Jo Marie Payton and Reginald VelJohnson, to Mayim Bialik landing in Bozeman, Montana which was a Sheldon episode on 'The Big Bang Theory'. There's not much more to say other than what this summary's title states, "It's A Lifetime Movie". Most people understand Lifetime is a 4 letter word in the acting community, which is obvious in Brian Doyle-Murray's decision to remain uncredited in the film.I'm giving it a 3 out of 10 for the sterile production, lack of direction, bad writing and actors stumbling all over the place begging for something to work with. Mayim Bialik is a dear, I love her, but she shouldn't need to take every role that drops in front of her.