Hot Chocolate Holiday | Blogmas Day 5
It's Blogmas day 5! Colette (Aubrey Reynolds) runs a café that's home to her secret hot chocolate recipe. But when Marcus (Jonny Swenson) opens a dessert shop with the same hot chocolate recipe, Colette sets out to prove he stole it. Not only did this one have a somewhat original premise, but it also promised lots of talk of tasty treats, so it was an easy Blogmas pick! Like a few films I'll be reviewing for Blogmas, this one isn't as good as the premise suggests it could be. But one great thing about it - it'll really get you in the mood for some Christmassy snacks! The film focuses on the characters' culinary skills and businesses. So it was about halfway through the film when I realised that that's all we know about them. We never really get to understand who they are as people. This was the first enemies-to-lovers trope of Blogmas and I want more of the Blogmas movies to do this! Their dynamic when they're enemies is really enjoyable to watch. But ...