The first half of this somewhat generic holiday romantic comedy is nigh on insufferable. Complete with pratfalls and over-the-top comedy acting, I was gritting my teeth and wallowing in my anti-Christmas rage. But once it settles into its formulaic and familiar fuzzy headed storyline, the second half kicks off with some standard issue romcom stuff that, hey, even melted by Grinch’s heart.

The film is about a rich selfish socialite who bonks her head on the ski slopes and gets romcom amnesia. A friendly flannel-wearing bed & breakfast owner volunteers to let her stay with him and his cute li’l daughter until she can get her memory back. They, of course, turn into bitter rivals, arming themselves with manchettes and going on a bloody rampage throughout the small ski village…

Umm… I mean they slowly fall in love. Will she remember she has a boyfriend who is, of course, a total Chad? Will the spirit of Christmas turn this mess of a movie into something actually kind of charming? Yeah. It’s Christmas time for Lifetime movies on Netflix.

I’m all for the return of Lindsay Lohan. I’ve never been a big fan but I liked her earlier comedies and its nice to have her back in something dopey and cute. A lot of the film’s charm lie on her shoulders and she makes it work. The cute little girl does a lot of heavy lifting as the cute little girl in movies like this are want to do. The guy in flannel? I guess he’s fine… kind of generic but, then again, I’m not the one falling in dopey Christmas movie love.

Yeah, this started poorly but worked its way up the ol’ rating system to something pretty decent. I can’t say I hated it, but I can say I’m glad they got their runtime past that terrible opening act.

Score: 75