{"id":40279,"date":"2023-12-11T10:11:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/?p=40279"},"modified":"2025-06-27T09:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:48:28","slug":"falling-for-christmas-2022-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/falling-for-christmas-2022-review\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Falling for Christmas&#8217; (2022) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Falling for Christmas Synopsis<\/em><\/strong>:&nbsp;In the days leading up to Christmas, a young and newly engaged heiress experiences a skiing accident. After being diagnosed with amnesia, she finds herself in the care of the handsome lodge owner and his daughter.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Sierra, a newly engaged heiress, has a skiing accident, she suffers from amnesia. She finds herself being taken in by Jake, a widower and ski lodge owner, and his young daughter Bianca. While trying to care for Sierra, Jake is dealing with his own problems, notably the financial burden of owning a lodge that isn&#8217;t doing much business. After some mishaps, Sierra and Jake rediscover the meaning of Christmas together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Falling for Christmas<\/em>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/tag\/lindsay-lohan\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2239\">Lindsay Lohan&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> first film in three years, is not as schmoopy as some of Netflix&#8217;s Christmas offerings. It&#8217;s also not very good. While I am used to rom-coms, especially holiday rom-coms, being predictable, <em>Falling for Christmas<\/em> doesn&#8217;t attempt any originality. The script is ridiculously simple, and by the book and the acting, it is&#8230; well, some of it is fine. Some of it is pretty over-the-top bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve never been a huge fan of Lindsay Lohan except for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0377092\/\"><em>Mean Girls<\/em><\/a>, but it was nice to see her on-screen again. She does what she can with the script, which isn&#8217;t much. I think her presence alone catapults this film over other Netflix&#8217;s Christmas films. The rest of the cast pales in comparison to Lohan, though that&#8217;s honestly not saying much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My biggest issue with <em>Falling for Christmas<\/em> is the lack of chemistry between Lindsay Lohan and Chord Overstreet. They&#8217;re both fine on their own, but when they&#8217;re together, their attraction seems forced. For most of the movie, the blossoming relationship felt more platonic than anything else until the ending, when they were suddenly in love. I just didn&#8217;t buy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upside to <em>Falling for Christmas<\/em> is that it&#8217;s beautiful to look at. It screams Christmas with the snow, lights, and festive Christmas wardrobes. There was also minimal eye-rolling on my end. The more cringe scenes tended to be when Sierra&#8217;s fiance, Tad, was on screen. It&#8217;s not great,  but if you really want a silly Christmas romance to watch on a lazy weekend, Falling for Christmas will fill that void&#8230; but only if you&#8217;ve gone through all the better holiday films out there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watched:<\/strong> 11\/30\/2023<br><strong>Notable Song<\/strong>: Jingle Bell Rock by Lindsey Lohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><div id=\"pb-star-rating-95af6b975f444d76bf6153ae85d00d3a\" class=\"wp-block-ud-blocks-star-rating\" style=\"--udpb-sr-align:center;--udpb-sr-icon-color:#ffb900;--udpb-sr-icon-size:18px;--udpb-sr-icon-sizeTablet:17px;--udpb-sr-icon-sizeMobile:16px;--udpb-sr-title-color:#000;--udpb-sr-title-size:18px;--udpb-sr-title-size-tablet:17px;--udpb-sr-title-size-mobile:16px\"><div class=\"pb-star-rating-wrapper\"><div class=\"pb-star-rating--title\"><strong>Rating:<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"pb-star-rating--icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"star\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-star fa-w-18 \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M259.3 17.8L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 68.7c23.2 12.2 50.9-7.4 46.4-33.7l-25-145.5 105.7-103c19-18.5 8.5-50.8-17.7-54.6L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"star-half-alt\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-star-half-alt fa-w-17 \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 536 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M508.55 171.51L362.18 150.2 296.77 17.81C290.89 5.98 279.42 0 267.95 0c-11.4 0-22.79 5.9-28.69 17.81l-65.43 132.38-146.38 21.29c-26.25 3.8-36.77 36.09-17.74 54.59l105.89 103-25.06 145.48C86.98 495.33 103.57 512 122.15 512c4.93 0 10-1.17 14.87-3.75l130.95-68.68 130.94 68.7c4.86 2.55 9.92 3.71 14.83 3.71 18.6 0 35.22-16.61 31.66-37.4l-25.03-145.49 105.91-102.98c19.04-18.5 8.52-50.8-17.73-54.6zm-121.74 123.2l-18.12 17.62 4.28 24.88 19.52 113.45-102.13-53.59-22.38-11.74.03-317.19 51.03 103.29 11.18 22.63 25.01 3.64 114.23 16.63-82.65 80.38z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"star\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-star fa-w-18 \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M528.1 171.5L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 68.7c23.2 12.2 50.9-7.4 46.4-33.7l-25-145.5 105.7-103c19-18.5 8.5-50.8-17.7-54.6zM388.6 312.3l23.7 138.4L288 385.4l-124.3 65.3 23.7-138.4-100.6-98 139-20.2 62.2-126 62.2 126 139 20.2-100.6 98z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"star\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-star fa-w-18 \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M528.1 171.5L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 68.7c23.2 12.2 50.9-7.4 46.4-33.7l-25-145.5 105.7-103c19-18.5 8.5-50.8-17.7-54.6zM388.6 312.3l23.7 138.4L288 385.4l-124.3 65.3 23.7-138.4-100.6-98 139-20.2 62.2-126 62.2 126 139 20.2-100.6 98z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"star\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-star fa-w-18 \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M528.1 171.5L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 68.7c23.2 12.2 50.9-7.4 46.4-33.7l-25-145.5 105.7-103c19-18.5 8.5-50.8-17.7-54.6zM388.6 312.3l23.7 138.4L288 385.4l-124.3 65.3 23.7-138.4-100.6-98 139-20.2 62.2-126 62.2 126 139 20.2-100.6 98z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Falling for Christmas Synopsis:&nbsp;In the days leading up to Christmas, a young and newly engaged heiress experiences a skiing accident. After being diagnosed with amnesia, she finds herself in the care of the handsome lodge owner and his daughter. When Sierra, a newly engaged heiress, has a skiing accident, she suffers from amnesia. 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