12 Dates of Christmas
6.6 /10 1 Votes
Director James Hayman Producer Salli Newman Duration Language English | 6.4/10 IMDb 4/10 Letterboxd Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance Costume design Catherine Ashton Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11) Writer Aaron Mendelsohn (teleplay), Janet Brownell (teleplay), Aaron Mendelsohn (story), Blake J. Harris (story) Screenplay Aaron Mendelsohn, Janet Brownell, Blake J. Harris Cast Amy Smart (Kate Stanton), Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Miles Dufine), Benjamin Ayres (Jack Evens), Laura Miyata (Miyoko)Similar movies Christmas Every Day (1996), Christmas Do-Over (2006), Christmas Caper (2007), Stealing Christmas (2003), Snow (2004) Tagline Twelve chances to get it right. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 Dates of Christmas is a television film starring Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. It premiered on ABC Family on December 11, 2011 in their 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It is directed by James Hayman.
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Plot
Kate finds herself reliving Christmas Eve (including a blind date with a man named Miles) over and over again. She must discover how to break the cycle – should she attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend Jack, or should she pursue Miles, or something else?
Cast
Music and theme song
"Angels Are Singing" is a song performed by American recording artist Jordin Sparks, and serves as the theme song of 12 Dates of Christmas. It was released as a digital download on November 27, 2011 on iTunes and Amazon.com.
Critical reception
In Us Weekly, John Griffiths wrote, "This holiday romance steals a page from Groundhog Day and runs with it.... It's a sweet, wacky... and nicely woven journey, with the endearing Smart adding an extra twinkle."
On Common Sense Media, Emily Ashby said, "... 12 Dates of Christmas works in a sappy-sweet, opposites-attract love plot that just happens to take place on Christmas Eve. This holiday tie-in bolsters what's otherwise a lukewarm story marked by a handful of funny moments and the requisite romantic ones. There's little that's remarkable about the story itself, but that doesn't mean the mostly predictable ending won't leave you feeling warm and fuzzy nonetheless."
References
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