Middleton Christmas

The story revolves around the relationship between a school headmistress played by Eileen Davidson and her daughter and a handy man played by Michael Pare she hired for the school and his son. Relationships between the pairs is the core of the movie. The onscreen chemistry between Pare and Davidson was weak.

The casting, acting, and general direction was uneven. Michael Pare seemed to mumble his way through the movie with low energy. Eileen Davidson was decent but seemed to live in a mansion overly made up for a casual time at home. This may have been intention to emphasize the supposed different in income classes but she usually looked overdressed.

The daughter played by Kennedy Tucker seemed to fit the role best with the son played by Michael Varde had an interesting hair style and silly smile throughout most of he movie. The relationship tried to use the social class difference as what should keep them apart.

The story did not have to have Christmas. It was not even set in a climate where there was snow.