Common Sense Media Review
By Tracy Moore
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Holiday reunion comedy has iffy role models, shallowness.
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Christmas Crush
What's the Story?
Georgia (Rachel Boston) discovers her 10-year high school reunion is a week before Christmas and decides she'll use the event to win back her high school boyfriend Craig (Jon Prescott). While she puts her best foot forward, she contends with status-obsessed friends, her encouraging mom (Marilu Henner), and an old friend, Ben (Jonathan Bennett), who reminds her of the person she used to be.
Is It Any Good?
CHRISTMAS CRUSH has some decent elements: an enthusiastic cast, lots of impromptu singing, and a pleasant throwback feel. It folds holiday spirit into a mash-up of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Clueless, and Mean Girls. But these status-obsessed characters don't have enough heart, nor do the leads have enough chemistry, to make this feel like more than an imitation. There is a grounding performance from Marilu Henner as a positive older adult character imparting wisdom about being a good person and some nice messages about what it means to be good friends -- and a true success -- but those lessons come too late in the movie to feel sincere.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about success. What do you think it means to be successful? How is that discussed in the film?
Does this movie portray high school accurately? How so, or how does it not?
What does the film say about what it means to be a good person? Who do you think is a good person in the film?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : November 17, 2012
- Cast : Rachel Boston , Jonathan Bennett , Marilu Henner
- Director : Marita Grabiak
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Director(s) , Female Movie Actor(s) , Gay Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Gravitas Ventures
- Genre : Comedy
- Topics : Friendship , School ( High School ) , Holidays
- Run time : 88 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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