Zachary (Brandon Routh) is one busy firefighter. In addition to his heroic career, Zack buys fixer-upper houses and remodels them in his spare time, then moves on. Very handsome, he is also dating a beautiful model. But, as he tells his firehouse captain (Gregory Harrison) he is NOT about to go steady, get attached, get married. His reasoning is his parents had a miserable union. Meanwhile, Marilee (Kimberly Sustad) is also a lady on the go. In her last year of vet school, she also works at a pet supply store. Despite her landlady banning animals, Marilee also has a gorgeous cat, Duchess, in hiding at her place. Our Marilee makes it clear to her very successful real estate agent sister that she does NOT want any blind dates. One day, Zack finds a handsome stray cat, Ambrose, who he discovers has lost his owner. The firefighter is reluctant to let him in the house, but one day becomes two, becomes three, and becomes Ambrose can sleep on my bed and do anything he wants. Galpal doesn't like the feline at all. As one might guess, Zack and Marliee cross paths and, through a series of mishaps, Marliee ends up apartmentless and jobless. Zach comes to her rescue by offering her the separate rooms in his under-construction house. To his surprise, Marilee can paint and do home repairs, too. Could the gentleman who doesn't want a permanent connection and the lady too busy for love fall for each other? How about Duchess and Ambrose taking a shine to one another, too? This wonderful hallmark movie has charms for everyone. Cat lovers, of course, will especially love the two talented felines, but anyone who clamors for romcoms will love it and those who don't usually go for em will like it also. the cast is attractive and talented, the sets nice, the costumes great, the script a joy, and the direction surefooted. Dear movie makers, will take at least nine more romances with these great elements.

Charming and fun Hallmark romcom about a handsome fireman (Brandon Routh) who takes in a stray cat, which leads him to meeting a veterinary student (Kimberly Sustad). Despite some obstacles, such as his witchy model girlfriend, the two become fast friends and eventually roommates. Will they become more? No, actually, they will not...because this is the only Hallmark movie ever made where the guy and the girl don't get together in the end.I'm kidding, obviously. We all know where this will end up but, as they say, "it's the journey not the destination." The two leads are both extremely likable and attractive. Like everyone else, I'm familiar with Brandon Routh from Superman Returns and a few other movies and television shows. So I knew what to expect from him. Kimberly Sustad, however, I wasn't sure about. I could have sworn I'd seen her in something before. She looks vaguely familiar and her style of acting also seemed to ring some bells. However, I looked at her IMDb filmography and drew nothing but blanks. So I guess she just has one of those faces. Anyway, she's a treat to watch and easy to root for. She also has very nice chemistry with Routh. Can I just say how happy I was to see a male character in one of these things who wasn't rich and didn't have an MBA? The guy's ridiculously good-looking, brave, and dates models so, no, he's not Joe Everyman. But Hallmark has this annoying habit of writing the men in their romcoms to either be from a wealthy family or have some kind of business degree that lets us know he could be wealthy if he wanted to be. It's nice to see them stepping away from that irritating trope this time around. Anyway, it's a fun, lighthearted romantic comedy with a little bit of Christmas flavor. If you enjoy Hallmark movies then you'll probably like this one.

Am I the only one who thinks this guy cannot act? Sure he's a good looking fellow, but that's as far as it goes. Sounds like he's reading all his lines, loudly. My 5-year old nephew could do the scene where the guy climbs to the highest peak to profess his love much better than this pretty face.The girl, yes recognize her from other Christmas movies. At least she can act.Seems to me if we are to be bombarded with these movies for 40 days & 40 nights the actors could be a little more varied. Kind of hard to get lost in a movie & believe a girl is falling for a fireman with a cat when you just watched her playing the gay sister of someone whose bolted from the altar 3 times.I'd rather watch the Count customize cars.

Yes is is but a Christmas movie, and quite romantic at that. Unlike most of the re-dos of classic Xmas stories, this one has an original plot. I would have given it a 10 as a Christmas movie, but the casting failed us.Despite starting with a modelling session at the fire station by lead actor Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) he has a pleasant screen presence and captivates both man and woman right away. He is a modern super hero, fireman, animal lover and saviour of people anywhere, including a shopping centre parking lot. It is hard to hear such benign stories nowadays. All the support actors, especially the firemen were well cast and acted. However, the lead female part was so miscast with Kimberly Sustad. We could not help wishing she would transform during the story and stop looking like his older sister. What a shame, Christmas Eve would have been perfect without her.