Movie

Desperately Seeking Santa

2012 · 87 min

A light, festive romantic comedy that breezes by with easy charm and mild corporate conflict.

Overview: Jennifer, a young, ambitious executive running promotions at a failing Boston mall comes up with a genius promotional gimmick to save her workplace and position herself for advancement: hold a "Hunky Santa" contest to replace the old Mall Santa. David, a local man trying to save his family's pizzeria, ultimately wins the contest and sparks fly between him and Jennifer. However, complications ensue when it comes to light that the company Jennifer works for is the same one trying to run David's family out of business.
How it feels: Romantic, light, warm and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Love, class, family, work
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
class
family
work
ambition
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild