Enchanted Christmas

Former Spy Kid turned Machette Kills vixen Alexa PenaVega lands in Christmas Cheddar land as a hotel development Project Manager who's latest assignment just happens to be back in her hometown, at a hotel that just happens to be where she danced in the yearly Christmas show as a kid, which now just happens to be directed by her ex-flame. The PM for this production obviously was working off the trusty template (it's what we do) because all the steps are in the timeline: the widowed lead, the small town, the Christmas deadline, the former boyfriend, the single parent’s child the potential beau bonds with, the current boyfriend who turns into a douche, the loud conversation on the cell phone out in the open that gives away the antagonist's treachery, the sudden opportunity with the immediate deadline that forced the lead to choose between career and love, and the lifelong ambitions that fall by the wayside. Why can't the powers that be just wait two fucking days so our heroes don't have to make a Sophie's choice with their life paths? Real life husband Carlos PenaVega is likable as the lead male, and Alexa is indeed enchanting, but the Christmas factor is way too low, despite the big Christmas gala at the end. Better than I expected, but not MSG approved.