All About Christmas Eve (2012) Reviews

• Haylie Makes this worth watching

  Christmas-Reviewer2017-05-02

  BEWARE OF BOGUS REVIEWS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW. WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THAT PRODUCTION. NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 Christmas MOVIES. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM FARE ABOUT THESE FILMS. This film makes statement that a woman can't be married and have a career. From Lifetime comes a likable film about what is fate and what you really want in life. "All About Christmas Eve" stars Haylie Duff (7th Heaven) as junior event planner. As the film opens, Eve is overseeing an unusual Bar Mitzvah with a Christmas twist. Eve has a demanding boss (Connie Selleca). Her boss likes what she did with this latest party. Pleased with Eve's work she now has eyes on her for a huge promotion. To get that job she has to land a huge client. This client lives in Los Angeles. So she has to miss Christmas with her family. The next day Eve misses her plane to Los Angeles. Now she gets fired. Now she is out of a job. When she gets home she finds her boyfriend is cheating on her. Later the Alternate Time where Eve makes the plane and is living large but she doesn't know her boyfriend is cheating on her! Also she becomes a different person that really isn't very nice. But which is the real time line and what is the alternate time line? The film handles the alternate time line transitions with ease. It is a testament to all involved that this gimmick works as well as it does. Because of the dual time lines the film has a faster pace then most Christmas theme films. Enjoyable. In the distant future I will watch it again.

• I loved this movie!

  julierandall2022012-12-13

  "All About Christmas Eve" is one of the best Christmas movies of the year! Haylie Duff shines as an overworked business woman who ends up pulling a "Sliding Doors" and gets to experience Christmas through two alternate timelines. Whether she's playing a cutthroat business woman or a bohemian artist, Duff is fantastic, as is the handsome Chris Carmack, who plays her love interest in one of the two universes. Connie Sellecca is perfect as a ruthless boss and Patrick Muldoon is lovable as a goofball executive. The "Sliding Doors" gimmick brings a fresh perspective to the usual Christmas movie clichés, and with Christmas-themed bar mitzvahs, hilarious drag queens, and two great musical numbers... this movie is a DON'T MISS!

• Wonderful Christmas movie

  kristiewilson4822012-12-12

  When I sat down to watch "All About Christmas Eve," I was expecting the traditional Lifetime romantic comedy. However, the commercials didn't really do this one justice. It's a surprisingly deep and witty fantasy about a woman (Haylie Duff) who gets to experience two alternate lives for Christmas. In one, she becomes a super successful businesswoman and meets the man of her dreams (Chris Carmack). In the other, she loses her job and reconnects with her true passion, painting. Connie Sellecca is fantastic as the Miranda Priestly-esque boss, and there's two great musical performances from Diana Degarmo... who I loved on American Idol. (And a surprise cameo from another Idol alumni... I wont ruin it!) If you're looking for well-acted, well-made Christmas fantasy that is completely unpredictable (and even a little artsy!)... then this is a must see. I loved it!

• Not bad for a twist on another film.

  kcarey-193-3110872012-12-19

  I popped this on just to have a movie on, while nothing else was on. Figured a Cheesy, Holiday, Romantic Comedy is always a nice idea. As most reviewers have already pointed out, its very much a remake of sorts to the movie Sliding Doors. While I did enjoy this movie, it was a nicely done little piece of cheese, there were a few differences between it and Sliding Doors that for me, made it much more a TV Movie and personally, distracted. The time from first scene to last was apox 2 weeks, if that. The whole event just zoomed through and felt far too unrealistic to find remotely believable. The way they also seemed to 'meet' bothered me as well. It just felt too weird. I also discovered how nice it is to watch a cute movie that's not Hallmark, but also not a 'based on a true story' drama fest. And while they weren't a HUGE part, the 2 drag queens were a wonderful addition. All in all, I did enjoy the movie. It was perfect for a chance to just ignore the world and veg.

• Different from the other Hallmark Xmas movies

  phd_travel2015-12-13

  Every year there are so many Christmas TV movies and some of them are pretty lame and too cute. This one is above average because of the alternate scenarios thing going on - one where she makes a business trip and one where she doesn't. The formula usually works and in this movie, it keeps things interesting enough to see how things turn out. Haylie Duff performs adequately as the party organizer. Chris Carmack as the tech big shot she has to organize a party for. Idol alum Diana De Garmo makes a cameo but her song is a bit underwhelming. Laguna Beach's Stephen Colletti plays her unfaithful boyfriend. Connie Selleca plays her boss and she looks young and amazingly recognizable from her Hotel days. If you have to choose one Christmas movie to watch to relax this one isn't a bad choice since it's a little different.