If you can get past the first 6 minutes, I think you will be delighted with this little movie. It was set at Christmas, but it is really not "Christmassy"...just funny. You won't be ROFL..but it is good for a giggle. IMHO.

As cringy Christmas movies go, this title, The Truth About Christmas, follows the Santa suit. The premise of this movie, enlists the charm of Jillian, played by Kali Hawk, as the whimsical, progressive, and intelligent protagonist to propel the narrative of being honest with yourself. As a political consultant for the upcoming New York mayoral election, Jillian has fallen into the trap of spinning stories for her boyfriend George, which have now turned into full on lies, even to a young girl with the last "IT" toy of the season, the "poppy dot." After procuring the toy from the little girl, "Gucci" Santa ominously appears and curses Jillian with the inability to lie. Exacerbating this problem, Jillian and George are supposed to visit George's family for Christmas this weekend. Hilarity ensues as the "toxic soup" and creepy owl pictures are Jillian's first impressions with the family. Throughout the film, best friend Zoe, played by Michela Cannon, rings in to advance the plot and "Rudolph" Jilian on this journey to finding her "true" self. Receiving 8 stars out of 10, The Truth About Christmas, is a energetic, comic, and heartfelt family film to be enjoyed with a hot cup of cocoa with lots of marshmallows.

When I sat down to watch the 2018 movie "The Truth About Christmas" it was because I hadn't already seen the movie, and since I am on Christmas movie bender this year, I figured I would slip writer Kelly Bowe's 2018 movie into the pile as well, as the opportunity to watch it was there.

But who knew that the truth about Christmas would be so bland and boring? Huh. Go figure.

This movie was a swing and a miss, and writer Kelly Bowe virtually gave director Jay Karas next to nothing to work with in terms of a properly written and interesting script and storyline, nor were there interesting or appealing characters in the story. So it all made for a bland mush.

If you enjoy Christmas movies, then you should do yourself a favor and save your time and effort, and don't watch "The Truth About Christmas", because there are far, far better Christmas movies out there in great abundance.

It was sort of cringeworthy to watch Kali Hawk (playing Jillian) mill about the movie like a beheaded chicken.

My rating of "The Truth About Christmas" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.