USS Christmas
Maddie, a reporter for a Norfolk newspaper, embarks on a Tiger Cruise during Christmastime where she meets a handsome naval officer and stumbles upon a mystery in the ship’s archive room.
Critics Sentiment
Maddie and Billy's romantic chemistry fully develops
Maddie convinces Billy to help research the Tiger Cruise romance story
The film recovers from its weakest point around 21 minutes when one reviewer ejected, building steadily as the leads' chemistry develops and Billy's character transformation becomes believable.
USS Christmas follows a predictable but generally satisfying arc, starting slowly with stiff performances and weak chemistry before finding its footing in the middle act. The naval setting provides freshness to the typical Hallmark formula, and while the film delivers exactly what viewers expect, it does so competently enough to warrant a single viewing.
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Jen Lilley
Maddie Contino
Trevor Donovan
Lt. Billy Jenkins
Barbara Niven
Elizabeth
Stefanie Butler
Lt. Amelia Breslin
Brett Rice
Capt. Chet Jenkins
Valerie Sue Love
Sarah
Amy LoCicero
Charlotte
Nick Basta
Nicholas
Keith Flippen
Fred Bailey
Sylvia Jefferies
Sharon
Steve Alderfer
Roger Sanders
Wes Jetton
Jeff Rogers
Ginny MacColl
Dorothy Williams
Hardy Rawls
Sam Williams
Shannon Malone
Gladys
Patricia McRae
Mildred Kennedy
Lauren O'Quinn
Lily
Lydia Chandler
Waitress
Klara Wilder
Dancer
Michael John Workman
Bartender
Crew
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