Christmas Belle is from ION Television and stars Haylie Duff (who will show up later this season in another movie) as Belle. Belle works with her dad appraising estates and antiques and has been given an assignment at some estate with a really grumpy guy who I think has lost his fiance/wife (I think?) and is still healing so he hates the world. He gives Belle a really hard time at first and complains when she isn't working fast enough and has no patience for her process or her questions. At one point, he really blows up at her and she quits. His caretaker/family member (I think?) demands he apologizes and then because she accepts his apology and comes back to work, he's instantly a different person and they start to fall for each other. He agrees to host the town's Christmas Dance at his estate and she starts to wonder what it would be like to stay there and be with him. Meanwhile, this high school boyfriend of hers is still in the picture trying to woo her and she makes it clear she is NOT interested, time and time again. When he shows up at the Christmas Dance, she once again tells him she's not interested but he tells the estate owner that she is so he gets all mad and blows up and kicks her out. Eventually everything is resolved and they all live happily ever after. I guess.
The problem with this one - or I should say problems - is that they are trying to make it a love triangle even though Belle has told the high school boyfriend over and over that she's not interested. So why can't he take a hint? And, I had a really hard time believing that this complete jerk just instantly turns into a nice guy... and, in fact, he doesn't because when faced with some competition for Belle's affection, he immediately turns right back into a total jerk and kicks her out of the dance without even listening to what she has to say. It's tough to get invested in a love triangle or even a romance when none of the parties involved are interesting or sympathetic.
Rating: C-
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