Movie Cosmos - The Christmas House

Description:

Working through some difficult decisions, Mitchell family matriarch Phylis and patriarch Bill, have summoned their two grown sons – TV stars Mike Mitchell and Brandon Mitchell – home for the holidays. It is their hope that bringing the family together to recreate the Christmas house, will help them find resolution and make a memorable holiday for the entire family and community.

Top Cast >

Robert Buckley

As Mike Mitchell

Ana Ayora

As Andi Cruz

Treat Williams

As Bill Mitchell

Sharon Lawrence

As Phylis Mitchell

Jonathan Bennett

As Brandon Mitchell

Brad Harder

As Jake

Celeste 'Coco' Conn

As Young Andi

Nathan Parrott

As Young Mike

Mattia Castrillo

As Noah Cruz

Michelle Harrison

As Kathleen

Corina Akeson

As Gail Sterling

Chris Gauthier

As Marvelous Jim

Ashley Hart

As Teen Andi

Shawn Alexander

As Teen Troy

Aidan Wright

As Teen Mike

Zara Nikou Sichani

As Rose

Hayden Carmichael

As Young Brandon

Mapuana Makia

As Executive 1

Cameron Park

As Prosecutor

BJ Harrison

As Judge

Kate Dion-Richard

As Female Client

Yvette Dudley-Neuman

As Customer Service Rep

Aiyanna Miorin

As Screaming Girl

Brian Linds

As Airport Employee

Kael Cedric Arychuck

As Brandon & Jake's Baby

Gabriela Reynoso

As Elena Cruz

Top Crew >

Michael Grossman

Director

Reviews:

r96sk (6/10)

Almost passable, but not quite.

'The Christmas House' is cheesy and the actual plot is lame, I do appreciate the additional bit of depth to the story though - admittedly that's relatively-speaking as it's still a Hallmark movie, but there's slightly more to it than is usual for a festive flick of this sort. There is some same-sex couple representation, which is definitely something you don't usually get with these films, so minor (belated, after all) props for that.

As for the cast, they bring what's required. I watched Treat Williams in 'Rocky Mountain Christmas' last year and found him to be the standout, he's solid again - helped by a better cast around him here. Robert Buckley and Ana Ayora are decent, as are Sharon Lawrence and Jonathan Bennett.

I'm always intrigued when these television films get a sequel, so I'm up for checking out 'The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls' - even if I'm not expecting much from it, naturally.

2022-12-07