Review

Love You Like Fruitcake: A Heartwarming Tale of Predictable Holiday Shenanigans

If you've ever sat down with a cup of hot cocoa and thought, "I need something heartwarming, but with the predictability of a snowstorm in a Hallmark holiday movie," then Love You Like Christmas should be at the top of your must-watch list.

In the most Hallmark movies way possible, we follow the life of Maddie, a career-driven marketing executive from the big city who winds up stranded in the quaint, snow-dusted town of Christmas Valley (because if there's one thing Hallmark holiday movies have taught us, it's that every small town is just one reindeer short of the North Pole). Now, if you're thinking, "Gee, I wonder if she meets a ruggedly handsome local," congratulations, you've cracked the Hallmark code!

Enter Kevin, the charming Christmas tree farmer with a smile warmer than freshly baked gingerbread and a flannel shirt more comforting than your grandma's quilt. As they engage in small-town festivities that involve exactly zero emails and spreadsheets, sparks fly thicker than eggnog at an office party. We all know that nothing screams "romantic tension" like an unexpected snowball fight or baking competition, right?

The movie ticks all the classic boxes: There's a wise but quirky older character, a community in need of Maddie's big-city solutions, and of course, the symbolic act of decorating a previously neglected Christmas tree that represents personal growth. Honestly, would it even be a Hallmark holiday movie without these time-honored traditions?

Love You Like Christmas is like that fruitcake that mysteriously appears every year: familiar, a little nutty, and ultimately satisfying if you're in the right mood. So if you’re looking to immerse yourself in a feel-good, snow-sprinkled world where the most pressing issue is whether or not to put a star or an angel on top of the tree, queue this one up. You might even find yourself believing that love is as predictable as a Hallmark movie plot—and sometimes, that’s exactly what we need during the holiday chaos.