Christmas A La Mode
Network: Lifetime
Director: John Stimpson
Writer: John Stimpson and Geoffrey Taylor
Plot Summary:
Since her father passed away, Emily (Leclerc) has been running her family’s dairy farm with the help of her mother and best friend. But this Christmas, the farm has fallen on hard times so Emily’s sister, Dorothy (Ellis)–who is part owner with Emily–and her handsome business partner, Charlie (Cooper) – show up with a proposition to sell the farm. Emily comes up with an ingenious plan to buy out her sister’s shares and hold an online holiday ice cream flavor contest that goes viral with the help of a key ingredient, Charlie’s amazing apple pie. Christmas à la Mode ice cream is born! Still as the Christmas Eve deadline for the buyout approaches, Emily needs a Christmas miracle to save the farm and her father’s legacy in time for a happy Christmas.
Cast:
Katie Leclerc (Emily White)
Ryan Cooper (Charlie Blanchard)
Caroline Portu (Party Singer )
Celeste Oliva (Mrs. Carlson)
Tom Kemp (Mr. Blanchard)
Kathy Harum (Susan White)
Erin Cole (Reporter)
Caroline Keeler (Gloria Jones)
Charles Van Eman (Edgar Samuels)
Jennifer Ellis (Dorothy White)
Nick Verina ( Trey Bailey)
My Rating:
My Thoughts:
Emily White (Katie Leclerc) doesn’t want to give up on her father’s dream for their dairy farm to stay in the family and to be a working farm. Her sister, Susan White (Kathy Harum), thinks that they need to sell the land and make a profit so that they won’t be stuck on a sinking ship. Susan brings with her Charlie Blanchard (Ryan Cooper) to help her find a suitable person to take over the ranch for them once they buy it.
Instead of siding with Susan, Charlie gives Emily the idea of doing an ice cream contest and to open up crowdfunding as a way to get money so that she can save the ranch. Emily decides to try it out, and it works wonders, especially after everyone sees their gofundme page with her video. Plus, who doesn’t like ice cream during the winter?
A lot is happening throughout the movie, but Emily wants to save the family farm and keep her father’s legacy going. I thought the relationships between the actors were so believable. Everyone did such a fantastic job. Kathy Harum does a great job of being the evil sister. Oh, and I would love to try some of those ice cream flavors.
I highly recommend Christmas A La Mode. So, head over to Lifetime and watch it.
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