Christmas Everlasting | Blogmas Day 5
It's Blogmas day 5! The plot for this film was different to most of the other films I picked for Blogmas, so I really wanted to include it. When Lucy (Tatyana Ali) returns home following the tragic death of her sister, she discovers some very unique stipulations in her sister's will. This was a really unique Christmas film. Where I thought it would eventually become a generic Hallmark-ish movie, it didn't. The film moves very slowly, and because it is so upsetting and sombre, you feel every single minute. Especially for at least the first hour. I never cared about any of the characters, including Lucy. She was likeable enough, but I never felt like I got to know her as a person outside of her grief. There is a really sweet side story as we learn more about Lucy's sister and the secrets she kept, but this was the only aspect of the plot that was actually interesting. I felt quite bored throughout the rest of the movie. And while it is undeniably Christmas in the movie, i...