"On the second day of Christmas my TV gave to me…2 kids in
Love at the Christmas Taaaaaable."
In all honesty, Love at the Christmas Table is now my all-time favorite cheesy, holiday
made-for-tv movie. It is the cheesy, holiday, made-for-tv movie against which all others will be measured. Lifetime aired it and I’m so glad
I watched it. I’m a sucker for
uber-romantic movies, especially holiday ones so this one got me right where I
live. Even though I don’t mind the
cheesiness, there was hardly any cheese at all in this one. The guy, Dustin Milligan, is cute and the girl is Winnie freaking Cooper. Plus throw in a little
Lea Thompson and Luke from Gilmore Girls and I’m in. I’m totally and completely in.
Maybe what I liked most was that Love was different. Sure, it’s still a predictable romantic movie
but there were some subtle differences. It
featured the guy and girl equally and maybe the guy just a bit more. Plus, unlike other tv movies, they didn’t
fall in love in a week. The guy and girl
have been friends their whole lives and are, at one point, brutally honest with
each other.
So now is a good time to get into the story. Our guy, Sam, is home for Christmas for the
first time in a few years. Our girl,
Kat, greets him warmly and the flashbacks begin. We get to see Sam and Kat, at the kids’
table, grow up over the years. When they’re
older they realize there’s some chemistry but the timing is never quite
right. There’s also a side story with
Lea Thompson and Luke from Gilmore Girls that wasn’t needed but was sweet
nonetheless. 
The writing was pretty good as well and that almost never
happens with these types of movies. Lea
Thompson’s character, EB, is a older, single lady who never got to be with her
true love. While trying to encourage Kat
to finally tell Sam how she feels, EB reminds Kat about Miss Havisham in Great
Expectations. She was lonely and
spiteful and as EB says, “The world has enough Havishams.” So true.
And it was funny. Another
character got my favorite line, “Toby Weisman and his brothers are throwing a
Three Weisman’s Party.” 
I don’t want to get all spoilery about whether Sam and Kat
work things out but it is a sappy Christmas movie so I’m sure you can
guess. There’s a fun dance scene too
that made me want to call in and vote for Danica McKellar on Dancing with the
Stars. So watch it! You won’t be disappointed.
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