Father Christmas Is Back
Four sisters – Caroline, Joanna, Paulina, and Vicky – reunite for the Christmas Holiday in a Yorkshire mansion. However, their estranged father, James, joins in for the first time since he left the family behind decades prior. The group attempts to get through the holiday despite comedic misunderstandings, while also uncovering the long-buried secret that tore their family apart, so many years ago.
- Released: 2021-11-07
- Runtime: 105 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Family
- Stars: Nathalie Cox, Talulah Riley, Elizabeth Hurley, Kelsey Grammer, John Cleese, Caroline Quentin, April Bowlby, Kris Marshall, Ray Fearon, Katy Brand, Ania Marson, Naomi Frederick, Amelie Prescott, Janie Booth, Bryan Samson
- Director: Philippe Martinez, Mick Davis
Comments
- boself - 30 December 2022
Cringe
Dear ones, where to start? Because I just don't know. I watched the whole thing and loved the actors and characters. The set was amazing as well with a fun story. But something was just off. And I can't tell what it was. I felt cringe to be honest. You know when you go to your child's Christmas play and you love the effort that was put into it, you love the tiny little players and everybody who worked so hard in making it happen, but still you felt a bit cringe.
It just didn't add up for me. Was it the writing? Were the actors fighting back stage? Did they not want to do this but were contractually forced? Only God knows. The people who watched the movie will know what I mean.
5,5 stars for effort and great cast. - jgd1 - 10 December 2022
Horrible
This is horribly, horribly bad!
I'm not sure exactly what went wrong with this movie, because on paper there's an okay story and a solid cast. However, the movie is a complete disaster.
In fact, the story plays out like a series of unrelated scenes edited togethers with no sense of rythm. The characters are largely unlikeable and the movie lacks basic character development. At the same time, most of the jokes fall flat, mainly due to questionable timing in the editing.
The music score is also oddly fragmented and almost everyone involved overacts, with the exception of Caroline Quentin and Kris Marshall, who both deliver solid performances.
Overall, the movie is fascinatingly awful! Like a Christmas version of Sharknado.
