Exclusive: Lacey Chabert Says Fans Should Expect Something 'Very Different' in Her New Holiday Film With Andrew Walker

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00:00I don't think so. I think they're very different movies. I mean, obviously all of my Hallmark

00:04movies have what audiences tune in for, I think, which is a happy ending, you know, something that's

00:10going to leave you feeling uplifted. It's going to put a little bit of goodness into the world.

00:14So there's comedy. This one is definitely very funny in parts, but it's also very poignant at

00:19the same time. And working with Andrew was such a blast. He's the kindest human. We're very good

00:25friends in real life. Our families know each other. So it's this sort of shorthand that comes

00:30with that that makes the work so comfortable. And it was just really fun to spend three weeks with

00:35him in Vancouver filming this. He's so supportive and he's such a great co-star because we can ad-lib

00:40and he'll throw something in, I'll throw something in, we'll roll with it. And there's just that sort

00:45of trust when you know someone that makes it really fun and comfortable. I think one of the

00:51messages of this film that I love is that, you know, the formula behind forming the list

00:56is a bit outdated. And I think we need to have a little more grace with people and kids in

01:00particular. And it's not, you know, there are different reasons why kids behave different

01:05ways. And Isabel really learns to judge that from the heart instead of following a formula.

01:11And it's a really, really sweet message. I also love that it's not just a romantic storyline in

01:15the film. I mean, obviously there is one and people love to tune in for that, but it's more than

01:20that. It's the relationship that she ends up having with Charlie, the child that she's there

01:25to observe. And she realizes the common bond and the common ground that they both share.

01:30And it really allows her to have great empathy and a much deeper understanding for what's really

01:35going on. And I think that's a beautiful message. And it's all, you know, while being very poignant,

01:42of course, it's all still really funny because she's an inspector. I have lots of different disguises

01:47and ways that I try to blend in, ways that I'm very unsuccessful of letting in. And it's just really fun.