
E.J. Baxter has what she considers the trifecta of New York perfection: the perfect job as a PR executive with Lillah Sherwood's firm where she is the miracle maker; the perfect apartment; and the perfect man in her fiancé and coworker, Noah. E.J.'s life comes crashing down just before Christmas when she is fired from her job, and finds out that Noah is cheating on her, which not only leads to her calling off their engagement but changing what were to be their romantic holid... (Full plot summary below)
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E.J. Baxter has what she considers the trifecta of New York perfection: the perfect job as a PR executive with Lillah Sherwood's firm where she is the miracle maker; the perfect apartment; and the perfect man in her fiancé and coworker, Noah. E.J.'s life comes crashing down just before Christmas when she is fired from her job, and finds out that Noah is cheating on her, which not only leads to her calling off their engagement but changing what were to be their romantic holiday plans. After a few months of not being able to find a job with a reputable rival PR firm because of no one willing to cross Lillah, E.J. is forced to accept one of the two less than perfect jobs offered to her. The job that she accepts from Mayor Bob Baker is to work in Kalispell, Montana - population 19,000 and located hours from a large city - on a one year contract for its tourist board to encourage corporate retreats to the town. E.J. is a fish out of water in Kalispell, but finds that there are some benefits to the antithesis to New York, most specifically that everyone is so friendly in a small town. Among the townsfolk, she makes a special connection with fly fishing guide, Jason Farrar. The one person who she has a less than positive view of is local sporting goods store owner Will Albrecht, who most of the women of the area consider the biggest catch in Kalispell. E.J.'s view of Will drops even further when she hears through the grapevine that he left his former fiancée at the altar. Conversely, Will considers E.J. to be pushy and arrogant. An incident a few months into her tenure leads to E.J. believing that the biggest thing she can accomplish in her job is to organize a fundraiser to earn money for the volunteer Search & Rescue to purchase a helicopter for their work. Her fundraising plan: a beefcake calendar featuring the men of the Search & Rescue in tasteful partially nude poses. She figures that the calendar not only highlights the important work of Search & Rescue for anyone coming to Kalispell, but works toward her end goals of engaging potential corporate clients and promoting herself so that she can find a better job back in New York to get out of Kalispell. Jason and Will are two of the thirteen men of the volunteer team, Jason the biggest booster and Will the biggest opponent to the calendar. E.J. figures that without Will, she has to convince the other twelve to pose to make the calendar at least a possible reality. E.J. goes through some trials and tribulations with the calendar over the course of her contract, at its end which she may come to some new realizations of what she would like to happen in her life to have a Merry Christmas.
Leave your thoughts about 12 Men of Christmas.
| 7M PicturesKevin CarrChenoweth definitely adds some class and makes it cute and enjoyable to watch. |
| User ReviewMelissa CYes, I'm still watching Christmas movies. But this one's good for any time of year if you ask me. Kristin Chenoweth is a doll. Lots of sexy guys! |
| User ReviewN FReally cute. Loads of fun. Haven't watched a romantic comedy in a while. Kristen Chenoweth is a doll! She was great. 12-13-09 |
| User ReviewGreg CYea yea...so I watched this movie on Lifetime, so what :P Kristin Chenoweth in it, I just had to see it (besides, with a title 12 Men of Christmas, how can you go wrong?!) It was cute, light hearted and fun. Big named girl from NYC gives it up for the mountains of Montana. Good to watch when you're stuck indoors during a snowstorm! |
| User ReviewLeila DThis typical holiday tv movie is elevated by the talent of Kristin Chenoweth's delightful performance. Yes, the film is predictable and silly, but Kristin is so fun to watch, you almost don't care! |
| User ReviewNick ANothing out of the ordinary but also nothing embarassing as is so often the case. This movie is closer to reality and, though predictable, offers enough variation to keep you watching. Very light, yes, but that's fine for this time a year. |
| User ReviewDeb KDefinately a "Chick flick" about a Big City New York girl, who moves to Montana to take a job. Then she ends up making a Calendar to raise funds for the Search and Rescue Team. Its not really a Christmas Movie. |
| User ReviewSarah HKristin Chenoweth is always funny. It's pretty much Pride and Prejudice though, so nothing surprising comes of it and you pretty much know everything that is going to happen. |
| User ReviewCaleb CHey! I found Anna Chlumsky! I haven't seen her since the "My Girl" movies. Now I know where she ended up...in made for tv movies. Anyway, this is a fairly likeable Lifetime movie. It's got a decent cast. The storyline was predictable, but entertaining enough at the same time. Nothing to write home about, though... |
| User ReviewKurtis ACute, quirky movie. Pretty predictable, but fun and enjoyable. |