On the ninth day of Christmas, the holiday movie
recommendation I present to you…
Is… A Boyfriend for
Christmas (2004), which was a Hallmark TV movie starring Kelli Williams and
Patrick Muldoon. Holly (Kelli Williams)
is a realist, a women who stopped believing in Santa and the magic of Christmas
many years ago after not her wish to Santa was unfulfilled. In her professional life she works with child
protective services and is hoping to reunite two children and their mother just
in time for Christmas. At least, she was
until the mother’s pro bono lawyer, Ryan (Patrick Muldoon), does not show up
for the hearing. Later on this Christmas
Eve at the homeless shelter in town, Holly speaks with Santa and admits that she
stopped believing in him after he didn’t fulfill her long ago wish for the
perfect boyfriend. Meanwhile, Ryan has
been working to make up for his absence at the hearing and is volunteering at
the shelter and overhears Holly’s conversation with Santa. Ryan agrees to help Santa and delivers
himself as Holly’s Christmas boyfriend.
As you can imagine, some funny exchanges occur as white lies compound
until Ryan’s house of cards comes crashing down. Does Holly get the perfect boyfriend for Christmas
this year or has Santa let her down again?
You’ll have to watch and see.
I enjoy the heck out of this movie and have even been known
to watch it at other times of the year.
I like the character transformation that Ryan undergoes. I mean if you ignore the fact that the film
takes place in just over a week, but it is entertainment and not reality. One aspect that I dislike is the apparent
wealth of all involved – huge houses, Prada, silver and crystal, the cars that
they drive, high 6-figure salaries, black tie New Year’s parties. It is not a world that I am acquainted with
but if you can look past all that, I enjoy the story since at the heart it is
not about money or status.
Did you notice Holly's matching striped scarf and hat shown on the DVD cover
and also included later in the movie? I am pretty certain that it came from the
Gap. I remember when Gap had what looks
like that set and it was impossible to get your hands on it. I had a friend who miraculously had it but I
think she got it before it really got popular.
Yes, I’m a knitter and could easily make it with just some leftovers, I
just never have… Maybe that’s an idea for the New Year or next winter.
I could see watching this film after catching Christmas in Connecticut. They both play off of the premise of lies about identity that snowball out of control. Did you have a different movie marathon recommendation?
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