San Francisco Chronicle review

The San Francisco Chronicle review for the 2001movie Christmas in the Clouds brings viewers up to speed about what the movie is about and how it is built.

The plot of the motion picture places the action at a ski resort that is struggling to keep its customers and attract more. The whole action is based on the desire and need of the manager to impress a group of hotel-critics coming to visit the resort. Their review would make the difference whether the resort remains as it is and has a chance to improve with the income from future visitors, or fails drastically. It is a tension filled moment in the life of the young manager.

The manager’s father is, at the same time, about to receive a visit from a woman from New York with whom he has been exchanging mail for a while. Both this woman and the hotel anonymous critic are unknown to the manager, which sets the plate for a case of mistaken identity.

In the San Francisco Chronicle’s review of the film critic Walter Addiego points out the predictability of the plot twist as it turns and starts revolving around the mixed identities of characters. The review of Christmas in the Clouds prepares viewers for the plot device, which Addiego specifies is ‘milked for all it’s worth.

The motion picture has in the central view a family of Native American Indians and the movie presents an insight into their life while avoiding prototypes. The writer and director Kate Montgomery is responsible for this view of the film and makes sure that the attention mainly falls on the comedic factor, allowing viewers to enjoy a light and fun movie.

The San Francisco Chronicle points out the old-fashioned aspects of the film as well as describing it as a good movie to watch with the family.