Trivia at St. Nick’s is holiday movie that is accurately described as `A Christmas to Remember’ which was released in October 2022 and produced by Hallmark holiday. According to Hallmark’s description, the focus of the movie is towards celebrating love and holiday traditions in a playful and competitive way among families. The lead roles in the movie focus on Ashley Newbrough who is portrays a bright, ambitious Diana while Kyle Dean Massey portrays Carter a local handsome man who antagonizes and also complements Diana.
Plot Summary
Diana, in the course of the movie, returns from years of working in a busy city to spend the holidays and reconnect with her family. When she gets back home for the first time in so many years, she is invited to join the annual trivia competition at St Nick’s, which is a popular Christmas bar in town. It’s a festive event that attracts everyone and their laughter and holiday greeting is what makes this event truly special.
Carter, a well-known name in the hometown and a trivia champion, sets his eyes on Diana, who has a competitive side and understands the tactical side of holiday trivia. They both quickly find themselves on opposite sides of the spectrum, which makes matters even worse. This time however, it is all in good spirit as each tries their best to emerge the victor round after round in returning, but intricate, trivia questions relating to the holidays and some spark in the romance department. As the rounds progress, they try to devise a new strategy to neutralize or ‘out-edge’ their counterpart and within themselves they start to develop into a couple instead of two competitors. This culminates into the final round, where Diana has to make a life altering choice where she has to abandon her dreams and settle down with Carter and resettle in a familiar territory or return to her existence in the urban life.
Themes
The film tackles the sense of belonging togetherness, a strong sense of nostalgia, and appreciation of the traditions associated with holidays in the local community. Ideas on how even competitiveness can lead into love and friendships flourish as well in this film. Along the lines, she pornography free also portrays that due to being home sick she decides to return to where her family is based.
Character Chemistry
The lightheartedness that Ashley Newbrough and Kyle Dean Massey bring to their roles as a couple who begin as opponents and end up loving one another progressively is remarkable. Moving from lighthearted bickering to genuine tenderness, their bond becomes even more special as it is real growth in their relationship.
Setting and Atmosphere
The movie has a warm take on Christmas and can be described as a small-town holiday. The presence of St. Nick’s bar in the plot lends the film even more charm. St. Nick’s, adorned with Christmas decorations, lights, and happy people, is the spirit of the film’s holidays. People enjoyed trivia scenes but these did not overly revolve around the romance that is expected of the genre – in this case, characters engaging in a community event that unites them.
Reception
St. Nick’s is a place with a lot of spirit and American tourists particularly enjoyed the film, being patronised by Hallmark’s holiday movies. They loved how it brought people together around a theme of family and Christmas and how it ended with love, focusing more on the need to return home and the family that is the only thing that makes sense in the world.
Overall Impressions
Overall, this is a nice holiday movie that puts a twist on the classic hallmark holiday romance by adding a nice competitive edge to it. With the nostalgia filled theme and notions of family and togetherness, this will appeal to audiences who want a warm holiday movie that is captivating yet light in nature.
Suggested Audience
Trivia at St. Nick’s suits best the audience who enjoys small town holiday love story type movies mixed with some competition and holiday fun. For those who are fond of such movies which highlight Christmas customs, the importance of family, and a sweet battle of love, it will be a pleasant film to watch during the festive season.
