Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Scouting For Christmas’ on the Hallmark Channel, Where A Young Girl Tries To Set Her Busy Single Mother Up With A Local Baker [Video]

Scouting for Christmas is one of the first films to premiere as part of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas. The film features Tamera Mowry-Housley as a single mom whose work-life balance features no room for a man, despite her daughter’s attempts to set her up. While the film is full of good-natured characters and a dash of Christmas spirit, unfortunately the characters’ lack of chemistry and manufactured drama is a lackluster way to kick off the season.

Opening Shot: Children’s hands color, glue and hang Christmas decorations. The school bell rings and kids run out the door, and one student stands out front waiting for her mom to arrive.

The Gist:Tamera Mowry-Housley is Angela Bates, a busy realtor and single mom to daughter Brooklyn. Angela is divorced but still good friends with her ex, Dakota, though he spends most of his time traveling the world as an archeologist and won’t be able to come home for Christmas. (Some …