Christmas Getaway
It's a Christmas movie to love 💛✨
It seems I’m going back to the late 2010s this Christmas! Another Christmas movie pops into my line of sight with Christmas Getaway. With the beautiful and engaging Bridget Regan as Emory and her romantic co-lead played by the affectionately familiar handsomeness of Travis van Winkle - they go really well together - I say a great call by the casting director here (and before in their other combo productions)!
Both bring that believable connection and I found it an easy, warm and wonderful watch. (I currently have another Christmas movie on but oh my goodness it is jolting to watch, the ‘trying’ acting and the overly done make-up & plasticity - I’m going to click end on this before we get any further in!)
But back to Christmas Getaway - supported by the seasoned actress Teryl Rothery, who never fails to deliver (I’ve loved her character, been annoyed by her character, wished her character would go away… it’s wonderful when that happens with the same actress - yay for you Teryl!). And also Raven Stewart who unusually brings a restrained child ‘acting’ (so grateful for this Raven!) and real loveliness to her role as Katy, the young daughter of van Winkle’s character (Scott).
The story is feel good all the way through, with a light splash of ‘oh no, don’t go’ moments, which today I am sooooo thankful for - it’s a day for comfort food and comfort movies for sure!
Set in the mountains with some beautiful snow close in’s and wide landscape shots throughout - gosh it makes such a difference. Filmed on location in Vancouver, the effort taken in this way definitely adds to the overall feel of the film.
Also love that unlike most movies that there is a character that is a writer the scriptwriter didn’t go down the path of this role writing an article and not telling the other party and then the inevitable ‘you were just doing this for your article/book… this isn’t real at all’ part. This one keeps it upfront and smooth as a result, focussing instead on the chemistry between the two main characters. I liked that - and it shows the acting skills of the actors because they held that chemistry throughout… and my smile throughout the movie! No jolts here - get prepared for a beautiful and festive traditional (northern hemisphere!) Christmas, a great romantic connect and of course, a happy ending :)