A Very Merry Toy Store

Competing toy stores team up to fight the big chain threatening to put an end to them both. Enemies become friends, friends become lovers, former teen actors get work, Brian Dennehy pops up for good measure and gets to keep his SAG health insurance. For a movie that revolves around 3 competing toy stores, the Christmas Factor is surprisingly low. There's nothing here to really elevate the material, in fact the best part is the character of Hart's brother in the arch-typical "dumb guy role." When an alleged romantic-comedy needs a comedy-relief, it's not a good sign. Not MSG approved.