Trading Up Christmas is a movie about a sister who reads a story about a kid who, through trades, turned a rubber band into a house.
When her sister is forced to move several times, she decides to try to do the same to get her sister a house.
I really like Italia Ricci. The only other place Ive seen her was Catch Me if you Claus last year. That was a much better movie.
They have softened her look since then, and her character, Michelle, is sweet and sunny and warm-hearted.
Michael Xavier plays Dan, a journalist who is assigned her story and reluctantly follows her in her quest.
They really both turned in pretty good performances, but I'm not buying them as a couple.
I actually thought the movie got off to a pretty good, if unusual start, but things kinda fell apart about halfway through and stumbled to a standard Hallmark finish.
Meredith Forlenza as sister Kerri was a high point, and the supporting cast was generally good.
Not the greatest end result in the world, but I remain a fan of Italia Ricci. Hopefully they give her something better to do next year.
When her sister is forced to move several times, she decides to try to do the same to get her sister a house.
I really like Italia Ricci. The only other place Ive seen her was Catch Me if you Claus last year. That was a much better movie.
They have softened her look since then, and her character, Michelle, is sweet and sunny and warm-hearted.
Michael Xavier plays Dan, a journalist who is assigned her story and reluctantly follows her in her quest.
They really both turned in pretty good performances, but I'm not buying them as a couple.
I actually thought the movie got off to a pretty good, if unusual start, but things kinda fell apart about halfway through and stumbled to a standard Hallmark finish.
Meredith Forlenza as sister Kerri was a high point, and the supporting cast was generally good.
Not the greatest end result in the world, but I remain a fan of Italia Ricci. Hopefully they give her something better to do next year.