Determined and decisive executive Cedney travels to France with the intention of acquiring a globally renowned champagne brand before Christmas. However, her plans are thrown into chaos when she quickly falls in love with a charming Parisian man and discovers he is the son of the brand's founder.
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If I had followed my usual habit of adding movies to my watchlist before watching them, I think I definitely wouldn't have chosen it. My watchlist is overflowing with movies I've saved, too many of which I feel I "should watch." Often, I don't have much free time, so I tend to be selective, judging movies by their ratings. I prioritize films with a rating of 8 or higher, but thankfully, I didn't put it in any categories. It seems like a spur-of-the-moment purchase turned into an unexpected delight. The tears at the end were tears of happiness. I haven't watched a movie like this in so long—funny, effortless, and yet warm and comforting. It's like watching this movie in bed—happy and effortless…which is probably why the film's rating isn't high. (I was laughing so hard halfway through watching a movie when a friend called and asked what I was doing. I replied that I was watching a Christmas film. She said, "You really love Christmas." Well, not really. It's just that Christmas in December has that quintessential warmth. Maximalism, bright lights, shimmering LED strips hanging from pine trees. In my hated winter, it felt so vibrant and happy, warming my heart, almost making me fall in love with winter. The film had all the Christmas spirit, beautiful Paris, even the interspersed German mythology, French proverbs, elegant music, and occasional humor… all perfectly combined. And this short and heartwarming film was just right for a winter night like this. Goodnight.)
The initial flirting lines sounded like AI, but AI wasn't that bad. And the female lead's acting was really pretentious; I don't understand why she always had that classic chin-raised, tilted-face look, creating a non-artistic, Makoto Shinkai-esque 25-degree angle gazing at the sky. The male lead was a boringly handsome guy, but compared to others, he was much better, which is why no romantic sparks flew, haha :) They really should have changed the female lead. This is just a cheesy romance film; you don't need to be an Oscar winner, but how could she act like that? 🙀🙀 Roberto is actually quite cute. The German reviews of *Die Hard* and the gothic animated champagne music video are so weird!
This movie perfectly fits the mold of a mindless American Christmas film: an American arrives in France, has a romantic encounter with a handsome, wealthy French boyfriend, and inexplicably falls madly in love. The boyfriend is actually old money in France, owning vineyards and castles. The girlfriend and the boyfriend experience some minor misunderstandings, but there's a happy ending. The film includes scenes of the Eiffel Tower and French lessons, wildly conforming to American fantasies about romantic Paris and dating a Frenchman, all built on an adoration of old money. I'm tired…
The movie felt a bit unrealistic, but the fact that neither the male nor female lead had a mother offered some solace to me, someone who also lacks a mother, on this night of the Cold Clothes Festival. We'll have Joyeux Noël, speak a little French, reconcile with our fathers, have family, a terrier, say "tu me manques," watch "Le Petit Prince," kiss under the Christmas tree, experience a bit of adventure, learn how to be ourselves, and accept the adventure of being ourselves.
The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Seine, the Champs-Élysées Ferris Wheel, even the sirens on the street, SNCF, Bongciwa… I just thought of a moment when I didn’t have many tasks and urgently needed to change my state. I chose a recently marked “relaxing” one from the 2025 list that I wanted to see, and that’s how it quietly turned into France, Paris, just like in my dream.