Lamar Reviews - "Hot Frosty" (Airdate 12/19/2024)

Lamar Reviews - "Hot Frosty" (Airdate 12/19/2024)

If you think Hot Frosty is a Hallmark type of romantic comedy where a hot snowman built like a brick….well, you know what I mean, that comes to life, you would be right. If it sounds so unbelievable and sickly sweet you would not want to watch it, you would be wrong.

Unlike Hallmark movies like this, Hot Frosty has some edge. Not enough to make grandma leave the room, but enough to make her giggle.

It stars Lacey Chabert, who was Gretchen in the original Mean Girls, as Kathy, a lonely widow that owns a restaurant in the very small town of Hope Springs. Dustin Milligan, who played Ted Mullens on Schitt’s Creek, plays Jack the Snowman. A snowman who has 6pack abs that could cut you like a knife.

As a snowman come-to-life Jack does not know anything about being a living human. However, he conveniently speaks and understands English. And to continue to push the story forward, anything he sees on TV he can instantly do, like house repair and cooking like Martha Stewart. And because he is a snowman he does not like the heat, he sweats, well actually melts, a lot when he is inside. Another pesky problem is anytime he is working he does not wear a shirt, much to the exhilaration to all the women in town.

Due to a couple of laws Jack broke, he is being hunted by the overzealous town’s Sheriff, played by the hilarious Craig Robinson who played Daryl on The Office. Will Kathy and Jack fall in love, or will Jack wind up a puddle in the street?

The movie is 1 hour 32 minutes, Rated TV-PG.

Also in the movie is Joe Lo Truglio from Brooklyn 99. He is excellent as the Sheriff’s deputy.

So, the big question is, will you enjoy this movie? I have to say, it’s up to you. If you go into this looking to find all the ways none of this can actually be happening then don’t even bother. I can tell you right now you are not going to enjoy it.

You already know the entire premise is that a snowman is turning into a human. You have to accept that, or you might as well pass this up watch another Menendez brothers documentary. But, if you realize what you are into, and go with it, you can really have some fun watching it. Everybody in the movie is committed, so turn off your skepticism and enjoy what’s going on.

If a snowman can become a man, then he can be a caring man who helps everyone he comes in contact with. He can be a man who is open to his feelings and shares them with the woman he loves. He can be guileless and charming, able to repair everything around the house, and cook an amazing dinner. And the craziness around him and Kathy can make you forget the craziness in your life for 92 minutes. As soon as you realize when he gets to the airport, he has no license, passport, or fingerprints, you can get back to reality. Until then, enjoy.

My Score: 4 “Frosty Buds” pun intended.

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