What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Christmas on the Ranch - 2024

This was the movie we were supposed to watch a couple weeks ago. Instead we ended up with Christmas on the RanGE. When I was hunting for a Bingo movie, this one stood out because I thought there was a cowboy that sort of looked like Chuck Norris. In my defense, it was a tiny picture on my phone. Because when we started the movie, that man looked nothing like Chuck Norris.

Christina is on her way from Chicago to New York when she almost hits a horse standing in the middle of the road. She should've been able to see it had she been paying even the slightest bit of attention, but instead she lives up to the stereotype of women drivers and freaks out and crashes her car. Now she's trapped in Cedar Grove, Ohio, and staying at the Corey's ranch. He has a daughter who rides around with a selfie stick for her YouTube channel, and the ranch is in trouble. Christina decides to use her radio show to help out, and then she's gonna jet to New York.

So, there were some confusing things about this movie. First, why was Christina stuck? It wasn't some backwoods town. Just get picked up and leave. Next, what did the ranch do to make money in the first place? I know they were doing some therapy here and there. Maybe some boarding? It wasn't very clear. I think the biggest question I had revolved around Christina. When Corey asks her to stay, she's like "nah." But five minutes before that, she was regretting not kissing him. Pick a lane, woman!

Overall, one of us got multiple bingos while no one else got any. We were getting a bit desperate after a while. I don't know who was decorating that ranch, but my guess is Javier (he had zero lines, and popped up twice in the movie - he was my favorite character). I feel like it would take months to decorate and then months to take it all down again, Christina's magic skill with the horse was also irritating. I mean one ride to the lake, and now she can trot alone? Pfft. Also, if Spirit is 25, let him retire and graze in a field. Don't make him cart around some strange woman! They just randomly appeared with him saddled one time. Good grief! This movie is mid-tier.

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