Review of Holiday in Handcuffs

Right from the get-go I felt something incredibly different about this movie, instantly I knew it was not your standard Hallmark fare . Maybe it tapped into my nostalgia by hearing Melissa Joan Hart voiceover, and growing up on Clarissa explains it all. I don't know what it was but everything about it just works, and I personally think Melissa is an amazing actress so no matter what she's working with she pulls it off. And I love how the main character of the movie Trudy, isn't living this ultra perfect life with a professional corporate career where she's trying to get a promotion from I mean boss, Trudy is a free spirit and her life is not necessarily "perfect " , I think more People can relate to that and they can the cookie cutter backgrounds of these other movies. I love Markie Post too , so I was delighted to see her playing the Type A mom , trapped in a loveless marriage , pondering her life choices . Yes , what other reviewer's are saying is true, the basic premise of the movie doesn't necessarily age very well and certainly isn't very realistic, but that's also a facet of these movies that people tend to look forward to as well -that little bit of outrageous fantasy. I'm about to put this on in the background and listen to while I clean, I loved it THAT MUCH. Recommending to all my friends who dig this genre .