Great American Family Movies

  Catering Christmas Plot Summary A young caterer who is just getting started in her career meets a handsome photographer when she is hired to work a Christmas gala. Starring:  Merritt Patterson and Daniel Lissing My Movie Grade:  A+ Image:  Great American Media Why Are Fans Loving Catering Christmas ? With so many romcoms saturating the market across multiple networks, it's becoming increasingly challenging for a movie to stand out from the rest of the competition.  Fans have seen it all.  Repeatedly.  To meet audience demand for festive and cozy romance movies, many networks are sacrificing quality in the pursuit of quantity, and it's becoming hit-or-miss whether a movie is well-received by fans or not. Catering Christmas is well-done on every level.  Even though the plot of a caterer trying to make a name for herself is not new, the attention to detail throughout the script is solid, and each character is well-developed.  There are no tacked-on scenes that don't make se

  Destined at Christmas Plot Summary After a fairytale meeting while Black Friday shopping, a couple is separated in the madness of the crowd, but they are determined to find each other again. Starring:   Shae Robins and Casey Elliott My Movie Grade:  B Image:  Great American Media Destined at Christmas  Is a Little Different than Normal If you've migrated to Great American Family from Hallmark (or enjoy bouncing between the two networks), you'll be pleased to see Destined at Christmas  doesn't feature all the usual tropes.  Many Hallmark movies have grown stale--the lead pairings change, but the story is often the same. The plot of Destined at Christmas is inventive.  Instead of two people meeting and falling in love within two seconds, they actually lose each other and have to use clues from their conversations to find their way back together.  The added sleuthing is a nice touch. Since the occupation of so many romcom leading ladies is that of a writer or event coordin