A Gift for Christmas – Movie Review
Director: Kevin Fair
Writer: Dean Orion, Topher Payne (Screenplay)
Writer: Melissa Hill (Novel)
Cast
- Peter Porte (Dead in the Water)
- Ali Liebert (Wonder)
- Tina Lifford (Blood Work)
- Kristin York (Child’s Play)
- Ricky He (The Good Doctor)
Plot: A handsome stranger develops amnesia after a bibliophile crashes into him on her bicycle.
Runtime: 1 Hour 29 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: A Gift for Christmas starts as bookshop employee Darcy Archer (Liebert) has been struggling to find love. One day she crashes her bike into handsome stranger Aiden Harris (Porte). Darcy finds herself needing to look after his dog Bailey as she tries to help him remember who he really is.
The two start spending a lot of time together, Darcy is trying to find a way to get out of taking over the bookshop. Meanwhile, she continues to hunt for Aiden’s true identity despite starting to fall for him herself.
Verdict on A Gift for Christmas
A Gift for Christmas is a Christmas comedy following a bookshop worker who finds love in an unexpected place. However, he doesn’t remember his own life and could have almost anything happening in his world.
This is the typical sort of romantic comedy you expect to see over Christmas. It follows an unexpected couple meeting in strange circumstances. This gives us the charm of everything you expect without giving too much outside the previous festive films. The performances are fun too, with everyone getting something out of what they have to do in the film.
Final Thoughts – A Gift for Christmas is an easy-to-watch Christmas movie.