*Opening Note: This one’s rated R—so if your ideal holiday movie involves hot cocoa and mistletoe kisses under twinkle lights, you might want to brace yourself.
Rating: 🎄🎄🎄
Premiere Date: November 5, 2025
Description: Stranded in Colorado after a devastating holiday revelation, a talented but overlooked NYC designer finds unexpected love, transforming her life and career path.
Chemistry: The leads worked well together, and their connection felt natural and believable. The supporting cast was fun at first, but started to become a bit of a “one-trick pony” halfway through.
Plot: Yes, yes, we’ve seen this setup before—city girl + snowed-in stranger + cozy cabin = holiday formula 101. But to Perry’s credit, he gives it a bit more edge than expected. Think fewer gingerbread cookies, more emotional unpacking.
Design: The snowy Colorado scenery is crisp, cinematic, and cozy enough to make you forget you’re watching an R-rated semi-holiday flick. Decorations are minimal, but the vibe is still winter-warm—after all, not every movie gets a Balsam Hill sponsorship.
Overall: A surprisingly solid entry for viewers who like their Christmas stories with a bit of bite. Just don’t turn it on with Grandma unless she’s cool with some colorful language and light recreational drug use.
Best Enjoyed With: A spiked eggnog and your most cynical friend — the one who rolls their eyes at Hallmark but still knows all the actors by name.
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