In "A Very Merry Mix-Up", a case of mistaken identity leads a woman to spend Christmas with the wrong family, but maybe it's just what she needs after all!
Plot summary and other info!
"Shop owner Alice Chapman (Alicia Witt) is nervous to meet her future in-laws at Christmas, especially because she is arriving ahead of her new fiancé, Will Mitchum (Scott Gibson). Alice's trip becomes more stressful when her luggage is lost and her phone is damaged, leaving her no way to find Will's family! As fate would have it, she meets her future brother-in-law, Matt Mitchum (Mark Wiebe), at baggage claim and is happy to get a ride home with him. As Alice meets Matt's doting family, mom Penny (Susan Hogan), dad Joe (Richard Fitzpatrick) and Grandpa Charles (Lawrence Dane), she falls in love with their festive holiday traditions and warm welcome to their home. And when unexpected romance comes calling as Christmas approaches, Alice must decide if her “Merry Mix-Up” will actually turn out to be her destiny."
Released in 2013 as part of Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas programming, "A Very Merry Mix-Up" stars Alicia Witt and Mark Wiebe.
Warning, spoilers ahead!
My thoughts
This was both a charming and fun Christmas movie!
Alicia Witt plays Alice, a woman who just got engaged to self-absorbed businessman Will Mitchum.
Will has a meeting he can't miss, so puts Alice on a plane to go meet his parents for the first time with nothing more than their address in her phone.
After a mishap with her phone at the airport, she meets Matt Mitchum, a man that she thinks is Will's brother. Matt brings her home to meet her "future in-laws".
It's a ridiculous premise that actually works!
Alice is endearing and it becomes apparent very quickly that Matt is the one she should end up with.
They have basically everything in common and their exchanges are fun and easy going.
She is immediately welcomed into the family and it was so sweet to see how quickly they all bonded.
Eventually Alice does realize that she's gone home to the wrong family and it's actually quite funny!
She does finally meet her actual future in-laws and the difference between the two families, and her comfort level is night and day.
The highlight of the movie for me was the magical story of clockmaker who fell in love with a woman who was betrothed to another. The ending of "A Very Merry Mix-Up" mirrors that story and I just loved it!
Most memorable line
"Eternity is where true love exists."
Final rating
Even though the storyline is a bit of a stretch, I thought the movie was fun and charming! While certainly not the best Hallmark Christmas movie, I'd gladly watch "A Very Merry Mix-Up" over and over again!
On a scale of 1 to 5, I give it a 4
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