Switched for Christmas

Candace Cameron Bure is one of those Hallmark ladies that I'm always excited to see on the Christmas Line-Up. Maybe it's because I grew up with Full House or I enjoy the cheese she brings to the party.

I love The Parent Trap (the superior one with Lindsey Lohan. Sorry, the old one is SO LONG AND SO BORING). So this premise is already enjoyable with the twin sisters trading places. Thank goodness there's no husband/boyfriends so there isn't any *cover your eyes* bedtime weirdness. The only thing I'm disappointed in is that they didn't make one the twins British somehow, I know, I know it doesn't make sense but it would have been fun to see Candace Cameron Bure try. (yes, you must say her name as a whole, its required)

What is with her and her damn Dream Board? I'm not opposed but this is the second movie I've seen her have one.

Overall, the premise is fun and familiar, the acting is decent and the music is perfectly seasonal. I'll be putting this on my rotation for next year.

The movie itself is cute, but as a Denver native, the inaccuracies are ridiculous. First, some of the aerial shots weren't even of Denver. Second, while Littleton does have some outlying areas and a Main Street, it's a suburb of Denver. When one of the twins mentions wanting to get out of Littleton as a child - you hop in the car and are in downtown in 15-20 minutes, not an hour. It's not some small town an hour out of the city.

This was confusing. The idea of twins switching is probably as old as mankind. It's certainly been done in books and movies. But it isn't done in Christmas movies as often as so many of the other devices. And this one was done pretty well.

The story had all kinds of possibilities and made good use of some of them. If nothing else, the movie kept you on your toes trying to remember which one you were looking at as the settings switched back and forth. I think we knew that in the end we weren't going to be very surprised.

So often in reviews we talk about the chemistry of the leads. Candace Cameron-Bure had chemistry, with two men. Eion Bailey and Adam Sinclair each clicked with Candace.

Production and scenery were good. It had mountain view and exterior Christmas decorations and interior Christmas decorations which were all beautiful.

As is often true with Hallmark, family was a big theme. And many of the other traditional themes were present as well including some sappiness. However, overall, I think this movie presents it all in a little different way.

Not a fan of Candace at all, but I actually like this one best of all of hers. I'm sure another actress would have done better, but I enjoyed the story anyway. Probably because it doesnt involve the usual insipid Hallmark plotline - woman gives up her whole life and career in the big city to move to smallville for some guy she just met. Ridiculous. This film is just fun, which is what they should be.

I noticed in the goofs someone incorrectly mentioned a change of coats on the opening scene. That's two different scenes, the two different characters in two different coats. Unless they fixed a goof after first airing, do they do that?

Candace Cameron Bure is usually in some of the best Hallmark movies and this is one of them. The haters don't like her values and/or are just jealous bitter women. "No Meryl Streep" who cares? Meryl Streep has become a bitter old woman too! I realize the twin switch has been done, so what? She did a fantastic job and the leading men were great also. I don't watch Hallmark expecting to see these movies on the awards shows (not that I watch awards shows) I watch them to feel good and Christmasy. So watch and enjoy!