User Reviews

A few patches of cotton on the sidewalk does not a snow day make. Lifetime has done a few wintry movies lately but this one is lame in comparison. I love snow and will admit that I was curious to see what it would add to this movie but LMN let me down. Typical.

The story is nothing special. Typical nanny in peril. This movie has Meredith Thomas, Kate Watson and Matthew Pohlkamp and it's still boring. The acting from the lead and the deputy are mid at best. The deputy didn't need to be law enforcement and his behavior wasn't that official. Ugh this movie. They should have at least snowed them in at some point to increase tension or even had a blizzard as the backdrop.

There were only two ways this story could go so the twist really isn't.

It just pissed me off to hear the cop tell what's her face that she looks cold. Gimme a break. I think there's even a Christmas tree on the thumbnail which is just false advertising. They didn't even throw in an obligatory Christmas shopping scene or a hot cocoa scene or a snowball fight. But I guess there'd have to be snow on the ground for that.

I also find it hard to believe the nanny would get custody of the kids. Two sets of grandparents are gone?

This felt like a filler movie that they wanted to air during the Christmas holiday season. It also feels like a co vid movie where there are hardly any characters or extras in the movie. Like how is this deputy the only officer we see?

Maggie Ford grew up in a foster home. Her experience led her to love children, and her main goal is to pursue a career in social services. Maggie works for the Cargill family as an au pair, and she is wonderful with the sweet little children, Kaeden and Kohen. But the main drama pertains to Maggie's relationship with the parents, Frederick and Kristen, who are aptly described by Maggie as "a toxic couple."

Maggie is fired from her job after she refuses to give in to the demands of the sleazy Frederick Cargill. Her life turns into a nightmare when it appears as though someone is trying to kill her. It is eventually revealed that the previous au pair working for the Cargills was murdered. Is the powerful Frederick the source of Maggie's misery?

The strength of the film was the lovely performance by Nicolette Langley as Maggie. The character had to overcome tremendous adversity, and she is now a decent and caring young adult with a bright future. There was good dramatic tension as Maggie worked with Detective Holden Hayes to get to the bottom of the mystery of the dead au pair and identify who was tormenting Maggie.

There was a nice denouement with pancakes made for little Kaeden and Kohen by Maggie and Detective Hayes. The kids do not seem to miss their absentee parents, and they will not have to worry about being foster kids. The film was well performed by an able cast and well directed with a brisk pace and good location footage. Above all, the strong central character made this a sensitive and moving film.