My Christmas film viewings over-time have been a very mixed bag. I would like to think this movie could be salvaged if you took out the symptoms of an abusive relationship, but I think you would at least need to replace the actor playing Chris. There were also some slightly unusual elements like the matchmaker. The story checked off many of the formula tropes like food fight, young person wanting something more rewarding than the family business, maid of honor thrown together with best man she dislikes, tree decorating musical montage. Micah Lynn Hanson wasn't quite as bad and maybe she actually did a good job taking a character who is a pathetic victim and making her at least somewhat likeable. Tim Llewellyn was possibly the worst, but also I had a hard time accepting that Shannon Dowling was actually a mother. The acting was so bad, I couldn't be sure whether the script was awful too, but I think the script was awful. With Chris, she accepted blame and apologized for trying to help even though she did nothing wrong that couldn't just be ignored, or better thanked for and then ignored. She probably went too far with the bachelorette party, but she obviously isn't perfect. Then later, buying the new dress was absolutely what an abuse victim would do in unnecessary repentance. Also Angela wouldn't help with the invitations, so Holly had to do them. Angela couldn't afford a new dress, so Holly found an alternative. Sure, Holly tried to step in to fix things with the wedding, but that's because the alternative was that they couldn't afford hardly anything. The red flags here are how she caves in and accepts fault with her best friend, the bride, and with Chris. The movie shows how she has repeatedly allowed others to take advantage of her. Meanwhile, Holly is a prototype of a victim mentality.
It may be true that his family upbringing contributed to these issues, but all the more reason to deal with them with a professional and not a good reason to be as rude as he was in public. Because when he has a woman behind closed doors and alone, there is an excellent chance that anger is going to come out in more than words. This man needs some serious counseling to determine where this anger is coming from and learn ways to deal with it rather than expressing it.
One serious red flag is how he responds to Holly's attempt at getting him an interview.
In his case, when it bubbles up, it's boiling and comes out as extreme rudeness to the point of meanness. Chris has a lot of repressed anger that frequently bubbles to the surface. This movie waves red flags like crazy on how to set up an abusive relationship.
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