Watched on: Netflix
Originally aired: December 10, 2024
Directed by: Nicholas Humphries
Starring: Hayley Sales, Marshall Williams and Rhys Cawley
Please see IMDb for full cast and crew info.
Synopsis
Libby, an up-and-coming baker, has opened up her storefront business just in time for the Christmas season. Trying to get everything off the ground, she finds herself in a heated anonymous online feud with Peter, an A-List actor, after (hiding his real identity) he gives the bakery a scathing review. At the same time, in real life, Libby takes on a game-changing side-gig: catering cake and confections for Peter's brother's high profile holiday engagement party. Neither realize they're already in a fight with each other.
Review
I want to say we were about five minutes into this movie when I spotted the cause of the initial problem for this movie. I've worked in restaurants and you don't just add an extra table to your setup on a whim, rearrange the table numbers, and not make sure your two employees are clear on the numbering system. That's literally a recipe for disaster. And what do you know, I was right. The way things went down during his visit, Peter's review was spot on, and the owners of the patisserie have only themselves to blame. It doesn't stop them from getting their panties in a twist over it though. Although with only four tables and two employees, I would have expected there to be more personal service for each table, which would have prevented the entire debacle in the first place. But moving on.
Libby is trying to make big moves with her baking, and gets an opportunity to interview to be the dessert caterer for a celebrity's brother's engagement party. But she's spent her life in the kitchen, so she's not really up to date on who's who in Hollywood, which just happens to land her the gig. Apparently celebrities aren't used to be treated like normal people. Who knew? In her attempts to get answers from Peter about what types of desserts she should make for the party, they end up at the local holiday festival (because these movies have to have a local holiday festival, it's like the law or something), where they get funnel cake, and have a great chat with a hot beverage by the a fire.
When that doesn't get any concrete answers from Peter, Libby attempts to inspire him by inviting him into the kitchen to bake together. Obviously they really hit it off, and she finally gets some usable information. And all this time, she's been fighting with Peter online, both of them under pseudonyms, and business at the bakery has been booming because "everyone loves an underdog."
I think you can all guess how the movie ends, right? Unless you've never even heard of a cheesy Christmas movie, in which case congratulations on waking up from your two decade long coma, we're happy to have you back. And was this a Christmas movie? It borders on no, but the surprise party dessert edges it into the yes column, barely.
Overall I give a Sprinkle of Christmas 2.5 Santa hats. - Katie
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