Product Details

• Actors: Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez
• Directors: Ron Underwood
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Gaiam
• DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001BAWKQU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,038 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
A ne er-do-well thirty-something (Melissa Joan Hart) attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend (Mario Lopez) for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional family moments, the two fall in love and share a
magical Christmas.

Starring
MelissaJoan Hart and Mario Lopez

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Cast Interviews!
Film Trailers of ABC Family s Original Movies: Snow and Snowglobe
Sneak Peek Trailer of ABC Family s 25 Days of Christmas Holiday Event!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Christmas comedy fun for the whole family, October 23, 2008

By	Lizz A. Belle "lizzabelle, English major extr... (North Bend, OR United States) - See all my reviews

I have liked Melissa Joan Hart since her days on Clarissa Explains It All so I was pleased to see she was back on TV again. This movie takes place at Christmas time and is basically a story about a woman who sees herself as a failure through her family's eyes and is hoping that bringing home her successful boyfriend for Christmas will prove she finally got something right, until he dumps her Christmas Eve and leaves her hanging.

She sees a very handsome man at the diner where she is working and tells her mom everything is hunky dory and kidnaps the handsome guy and takes him hostage (hence the handcuffs). From here the plot unravels in the typical romantic comedy faire where he is trying to convince everyone he's been kidnapped and she says it's a kind of joke he likes to play and we all get our happy ending. As I have said, it is the typically romantic comedy plot but there are some very funny moments and I can definitely see myself watching this movie again. If you like MJH, you will enjoy this movie.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, Twisted, Off-the-Wall, Screwball Christmas Comedy, November 19, 2008

By	Paige Turner "Film Fanatic" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

I love this film! It is quirky, a bit twisted, and definitely not your typical Christmas movie. Although produced by ABC Family Channel, it is NOT a film for children under 14, as there are many adult references as well as language. It's a lot of fun, very funny and enjoyable. I've watched it over and over and haven't tired of it yet!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Twisted but fun, December 21, 2008

By	SaraShaw "SaraShaw" (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This is a funny holiday flick if you aren't too stuck on a "Family" movie. As other reviews noted, Melissa Joan Hart plays a girl desperate to bring her great boyfriend home to show her family how successful she is. Right at the moment her career is not great so the boyfriend is all she feels she has. Unfortunately, successful boy dumps her right before traveling to the family home and she, well, loses it, and kidnaps random stranger - Mario Lopez.

Part of the fun is that Melissa Joan Hart's character manages to keep Lopez kidnapped for about a day or so because the entire idea of a woman doing this is so insane, all she need do is tell people it is a game the two love birds like to play. Also after about a day it is clear that Lopez character is no longer concerned about being kidnapped and decides to go with it. Thus, making it a little more believable that this sort of thing could happen. After all, she kidnapped him to a loving family gathered in a plush Christmas cabin. But if you are going to watch a movie called Christmas in handcuffs, maybe reality isn't what you are looking for.

I thought the side plots were somewhat pointless but meant to show that the rest of the family were having just as many problems as the main character. What sells this is Hart and Lopez. Good chemistry, and Hart's character does regret what she did after the initial insanity has worn off but has little choice but to keep the charade up.