Haven't I seen this before?
The Story:
Hillary (Bonnie Somerville) longs for the approval of her parents (Shelly Long and Sam McMurray). Now she is engaged to Jason (Chris McKenna), a successful lawyer and they are planning to head to her family for the long Thanksgiving weekend. But when Jason gets a promotion that would require him to move, Hillary is less than thrilled, so Jason opts for career over love. Now desperate, Hillary puts an ad on a dating site for someone to pretend to be her boyfriend for the weekend. Enter David (Jordan Bridges) a struggling actor who just might fit the bill.
My Fake Fiance.
Holiday in Handcuffs.
Holiday Engagement.
Welcome to the wonderful world of mistaken identity romantic comedies! This one was offered up by the Hallmark Channel back in 2011.
To ring in the holiday season, let's start with Thanksgiving, which is different than Christmas, and provides a nice bookend to holiday viewing.
I'm always a fan of starting early, which is why you've seen reviews for holiday themed movies/specials appear sporadically throughout the year. And I'm not done yet!
: )
It's nice to see that Shelley Long is still acting, I haven't seen her in ages.
The rest of the cast are mostly newcomers, at least for me, but everyone does a fine job playing their roles.
It's a very comfortable film, you feel like you've seen it before even on the first viewing, and it just becomes more ingrained on you with repeated viewings.
It's like enjoying a cup of cocoa on a chilly day.
It never really gets old.
Available to stream instantly on Netflix as of this writing, whenever you are ready to kick off your holiday viewing celebration!
Final Grade: B
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I won't be rushing out to buy it, but I could see giving it a whirl to kick off the holidays in future holiday seasons.
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