Meet Me Next Christmas
Overall Rating: 3.5 Golden Rings
Worth watching: Yes
Chemistry: Playful yet passionate. Christina Milian is a cutie and Devale Ellis has the nicest arms I’ve ever seen.
Smooch Quality: Good. The camera work made it more complicated than it needed to be.
Plot According to Julie: Layla (Christina Milian) makes a deal with a cute stranger in an airport and sparks fly. They agree that if they are both single this time next Christmas, they will meet at the Pentatonix concert on Christmas Eve in NYC. Three days before the concert, Christina finds her boyfriend cheating on her and decides to follow through on the meet cute. The only problem is that there aren’t any tickets available for the show! Desperate to follow what she believes are signs from the universe, she employs the help of a handsome Task Rabbit to help her track one down. As they chase down lead after lead for a coveted ticket, will she make it to the concert in time or will the universe lead her in a different direction?
Review (Contains Spoilers): This was a cute movie, but the plot had more holes than a fresh slice of Swiss cheese. First of all, there was no reason why she would need a ticket for this show. She knew the man from the airport (James) was going to be waiting for her outside, so why not just show up and say “Hey I didn’t get a ticket, but I want to explore this. Should we grab dinner”? Even when she DID end up getting a ticket, she still ran around outside trying to get in backstage for absolutely no reason. You knew that Teddy (Task Rabbit guy) was asked to play Santa in the show, so you knew where you would see him. Teddy, by the way, is a chef that used to work at ALINEA. Like even if you had to move home to take care of family, you are still one of the best in your field with that resume! You shouldn’t be a glorified Task Rabbit!
As per usual, the director didn’t take advantage of the fact the star of their movie could sing. Teddy and Layla (Christina Milian) performed in a lip sync competition, but they should have pulled a Mean Girls Jingle Bell Rock situation and had Christina actually sing it because something went wrong with the background music. Plus, she was wearing a skirt that was just begging for a reveal, yet we never got one. Too many missed opportunities for this to count as 4 golden rings.
