The Christmas House

4.0

Synopsis:

Working through some difficult decisions, Mitchell family matriarch Phylis and patriarch Bill have summoned their two grown sons–Brandon and TV star Mike–home for the holidays. They hope that bringing the family together to recreate The Christmas House will help them find resolution and make a memorable holiday for the entire family and community. As Brandon and his husband Jake make the trip home, they are anxiously awaiting a call about the adoption of their first child. Meanwhile, Mike reconnects with his high-school sweetheart Andi.

Quick Thoughts:

Back in 2020, Hallmark created QUITE a stir after first promising a gay holiday film in their annual Countdown to Christmas lineup, then “forgetting” to include it when the released the lineup – before finally caving and throwing together “The Christmas House” last minute. Starring out actor, Jonathan Bennett of Mean Girls fame, Hallmark proudly claimed that “The Christmas House” was their first film to feature a LGBTQ+ storyline. But given that we barely caught a glimpse of Bennett’s character in ANY of Hallmark’s promo material, we were left wondering how “central” the gay storyline actually would end up. (It screamed “gay best friend/sidekick/brother” sideline story instead!) So how did they do? Well… not so great on their promise of a gay Christmas film. And Hallmark films themselves aren’t not for the best quality of films. However despite these flaws, the end result is still quite a good film! Let’s break it down further.

Read my full review HERE