The Rooftop Christmas Tree (2016)

Storyline

Every Christmas, Dale Landis fastens a tree to his roof and decorates it for the season; and every year he's arrested for it. Determined to keep Dale out of jail, a judge orders attorney Sarah and prosecutor John to work together to defend Dale.

Plot Keywords

man, community member, attorney, endearing, heartwarming, lighthearted, playful, positive, uplifting, small town, christmas, tradition, love, 2010s

Short Review

I am all for the lead actor or actress of a romantic movie to look a bit older than the usual kids who run around Hallmark/Up movies getting married and these young brides who are bridezillas but the lead actress in this show, Michelle Morgan, looked too old to be paired with the likes of Stephen Huszar. I am sure she is great in other shows and I love Stephen Huszar especially in Ruby Herring Murder Mysteries but the pairing in this movie is not great.I think the show's hair stylist should have given Michelle Morgan a softer hairstyle with a fringe. She looked like a pale Christmas ghost and so was not appealing to watch. I think she could look beautiful but she did not in this show. She looked pinched and old.In contrast, the hair sylist gave Stephen Huszar a youngish, juvenile hair style. Was not a fan of his heavily swept back gelled hair.The lead actress looks so old that her mother and father look like her sister (believably as Michelle's younger sister at that) and brother. Easing up on the eyeliner may have made her look younger. And cheek blusher … use the cheek blusher … this is not the tale of the Christmas ghost.I don't like Sarah's character. She jumps to jealous conclusions about John's sister instead of finding out more. I thought lawyers dealt with facts rather than suppositions? And why does she look so unhappy, tired and discontented all the time? Even in a ‘love scene' she looks like this. It was quite unpleasant watching her (just in my opinion, I am sure many others loved watching her).There was no basis for the first kiss between Sarah and John. No basis for the second or third kiss for that matter – it all happened too fast so the ‘relationship' was not believable.And as a DPP, how many more times will John ‘favour' Sarah and her clients? Yes I get that this was a case that required more heart than law but Lady Justice is blind and John is certainly not – doesn't inspire respect in us for his DPP role. Maybe he should go work in Sarah's company instead. He would have been a far more attractive romantic lead if he had more backbone or work integrity. He could have maintained his legal stance and still helped her somehow but he sort of just rolled over for his tummy to get scratched. Too vanilla for my taste.But casting and romance aside, this show is worth watching for the father and son reunion, that made me cry! Awwww … the magic of Christmas never fails to touch the heart.