Review of Christmas Bounty (2013) by Anto K — 01 Jan 2016

This movie is fun - a lot of laughs (for a T.V. movie), a good amount of action (for a T.V. movie), and girl power. There's no dramatic, depressing subplot. There isn't holiday music playing constantly.

There isn't the 'fake fiancée to impress my parents' plot that most holiday romance movies have. It's a lot of jokes about Italians/guidos from New Jersey (I'm a Puerto Rican-Italian from New Jersey and the jokes are spot on.

), a lot of catching bad guys without anyone getting hurt (it's a bit like Home Alone in that regard), and a love triangle with good chemistry between the actors. The actor who plays the leading lady (Francia Raisa) is actually Hispanic, not Italian, so I assume her character is supposed to be adopted.

Whatever the case, I appreciate that they cast a person of color for the lead.