Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

BEWARE OF BOGUS REVIEWS & REVIEWERS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW. WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION. NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 400 Christmas MOVIES. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM FAREZachary is a handsome bachelor who enjoys the liberties of being single. When a stray cat adopts Zach as his owner, Zach falls in love with the little guy in spite of the fact that he wants to stay away from responsibility. His new pet brings him into contact with Merilee White, a beautiful woman who is Zach's opposite. Through his new pet, Zach begins to see that being accountability-free isn't as fulfilling as he thought and that the wrong woman might just be the perfect match.Now I have been a Brandon Routh fan since "Superman Returns". I think if that film had a better Lois Lane then Brandon would have become a household name. What is great about this film is that the relationships people have with one another "feel real". I love the relationship between Brandon and his boss. Now we all know how these Christmas films will end and this is no different. However it's the journey that takes to wonderful and almost unexpected places!

Holiday magic with kitties and a male lead (Superman Brandon Routh) who really seems to love cats! This is one of Hallmark's better Christmas offerings. Its full of sweetness and lovely romance.The only negative is that its supposed to be set in Portland, Oregon during the Christmas season. Winter in Portland is generally cool, cloudy and rainy. All of the outside scenes for this film are filled with brilliant green grass, trees with heavy foliage and bright sunlight. To be sure its late spring or summer somewhere. The filming took place in Canada; seems the scouts could have come up with a more 'Christmas-y' Canadian snow scape than the location chosen. Im still baffled as to why the film would advertise Portland in the first place.Kimberly Sustad as Merilee is just adorable as the kind hearted Vet student who isn't looking for love. She's smart, beautiful and loves animals. Brandon Routh as Zachary is sweet and certainly handsome, but never seems really enamored by Marilee. I appreciate that Hallmark let his character be a normal hard working guy, and not some fancy suit from the manor born. I notice that seems to be a trend in a lot of Hallmark productions, and this was refreshing.Still, the performances are thoughtfully executed, and both of the lead actors are lovely and talented and a real treat to watch. Gregory Harrison's small supporting role as the Fire Chief and Zachary's friend and mentor, is living proof that some men just get better and more handsome with age! Put this one on the must watch list for your Christmas movie lineup. Hallmark should take a tip from its own production and make more Christmas offerings like this. This cute film has Nine Lives and then some!

I'm not quite a half hour into this movie, and I can hardly stand it anymore. The female lead looks like she should be pulling the Budweiser wagon. I actually have to avert my eyes when she's on screen. When I don't, I can't take my eyes off her jowls.And Brandon Routh must be really hard up for parts, but even so, why would the people responsible for this film insult him so badly by inflicting someone on him who weighs more than he does. Did he do something to offend a producer? Finally, I have to ask why it's so often the case that the female lead is a dog and her friend is way better looking to the point where it's a travesty that their roles aren't reversed.?

The movie is decent for what it is. What it's not is a Christmas movie. It's another of Hallmark's made for TV romantic comedies shoehorned into Christmas. Hallmark has a lot of these. They take place at Christmas, or there's some kind of Christmas party some time in the movie. But otherwise it's bereft of Christmas.This is one of Hallmark's cut rate Christmas specials.As a Christmas movie this is 0 star. It has nothing to do with Christmas.As a romantic comedy it's 4 stars - below average with uninteresting characters in uninteresting relationships.That averages to 2 stars.Have a merry cut rate Christmas And in case you didn't hear Oh by golly have a jolly cut rate Christmas This year