" A Hollywood Christmas"

Ending my annual review of holiday films with a winner.  "A Hollywood Christmas" is funny.  It's tongue-in-cheek.  It's meta.  It's a Christmas movie about a Christmas movie.  Maybe I like it because of inside baseball -- I spend a good bit of time on film sets and recognize the challenges in that environment.  But it is a quality production.  Leads Jessika Van and Josh Swickard are nicely grounded and the supporting cast ain't bad, either.  Elf-like Anissa Borrego's odd voice is an irritation at first but her narrator-like cuteness grows on you.  The ending is, of course, expected.  But the movie is still fresh and sweet (but not too sweet).  All-in-all, enjoyable without being perfect (you will get that if you watch it).  Makes my #1 of the new offerings this year.