'When a toy company executive must learn about Hanukkah to land a big account, she enlists the help of her co-worker's friend, who also happens to be in need of turning his pad into a Christmas Wonderland to impress his girlfriend's father.'
With this past Sunday kicking off The Festival of Lights, I wanted to celebrate with a holiday Hanukkah themed film. I haven't had time to watch Hanukkah on Rye, which just aired this week, but I did manage to catch a repeat of the Hanukkah themed Mistletoe and Menorahs.
The film actually aired on Lifetime in 2019, the year both networks began airing Hanukkah themed films. As one of the first films out of the gate, the network played it a bit safe, mixing both the eight day festival and Christmas together into the story. Given it's one of the first, I'll cut it some slack, and for viewers not really familiar with Hanukkah, it actually did a decent job of providing a bit of information on some Hanukkah traditions.
When Christy (Kelley Jakle) has to make a presentation, creating a new line of toys, she's asked to do it at her perspective new boss's Hanukkah party. Given she knows little about the holiday, her friend hooks her up with a school teacher Jonathan. (Jake Epstein) Given Jonathan is about to meet his Christmas loving girlfriend's father, both teach each other about the customs and traditions of their respective holidays.
The movie was a little basic, but the performances for the most part sold it. I've been a fan of the talented actor Jake Epstein since his days as Craig on Degrassi: The Next Generation. The Toronto born Epstein is a regular on Canadian television and in addition to a number of Hallmark and Lifetime movies, the actor also most recently appeared on episodes of shows including: Star Trek Generations, The Hardy Boys and The Umbrella Academy.
The talented actor and singer got his start back in 1999 in a Soulpepper Theatre Production of Our Town. Since then he's appeared on stage in productions of; Spring Awakening, Billy Elliot: The Musical, American Idiot, Straight and on Broadway in Beautiful: The Carole King Story and Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark.
Although Jake hasn't done any on-screen nudity, he has had a few shirtless scenes. These caps from from, Battle Royale, a 2009 season two episode of the Canadian series Being Erica.
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