The Santa Stakeout (2021 TV Movie)
9/10
This is how it's done!
26 October 2021
Tanya and Ryan are detectives and they are assigned a case together in which a guy is a suspect for multiple thefts, so they are going on a stakeout in the house next to the guy.

I loved it. I was not expecting much about this based on the name, but the leads were promising so I gave it a try and i'm glad I did.

Personally, I love Jake and Amy from Brooklyn 99 and Tanya and Ryan share the same kind of dynamic, there is good banter between them, they like competing against the other, she is the typical type A person who loves Christmas and he is the guy who has a week old hamburger in the car.

As the movie moves along, they develop a good relationship between them as they are forced to be 24/7 with the other, they learn things about each other that surprises the other. And the ending is realistic, no sudden declaration of love just the promise of one someday.

I actually laughed out loud a couple of times. There is good chemistry between Tamara and Paul. Good and diverse secondary cast. There is no "pre-ending" problem, just the climax of the case. I was actually thrown off of who the real culprit was. I was sure it was someone who was acting kind of suspicious. But turns out it wasn't.

Kudos to the person who decided to make the entrance of Ryan and Tanya like that at the hour mark or so, I actually laughed.

This is how every Hallmark should be: there is chemistry, it has fun moments, and there is a storyline to keep you entertained.
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