Movie #1896 "Last Christmas" (redbox) was a disappointment, but I thought it would be from the trailer. It looked like a Hallmark movie with better casting and Emma Thompson as the writer. I can't say it got me in the xmas mood because I didn't see it during the xmas season, but it does have a big switch in it that I didn't get from the trailer so that was a positive about the film. However, I just felt the actors seem to be really pushing the film in every scene --- the girl seemed to approach the film like a broadway show --- she played it big and broad and I never really warmed up to her character --- and he was "oh look at me and how charming I am like in Hallmark films, right?" kind of a person --- so I had trouble believing him, as well. The foreshadowing for the big switch in this film was confusing --- there were things that happened a lot that as a audience member I would say to myself "that's strange" and then move on --- shouldn't be if it's good foreshadowing --- should fit in more so we are really smoothly surprised. Anyway, not much more to say about it --- some of the jokes landed, but so many didn't --- so I was surprised this was an Emma Thompson screenplay. Oh, and the eurasian owner of the trinket shop the young girl worked in didn't fit at all in the film. Her character was "out there" and never really explained and tied in. I would give it a 3.5. The film started out cartoonish, but then as it went along it got a tad better, and I suppose the actors are the draw here --- so it's up to you if you want to see it --- I don't think it is a necessity, though.
"LAST CHRISTMAS" PG-13 1 hour and 43 minutes
In this yuletide romantic comedy inspired by the music of George Michael, Kate works as an elf at a year-round holiday shop. Kate faces an endless streak of bad luck and poor decision-making until she meets Tom, a kind-hearted man with a mysterious past who challenges her cynical world view. It seems like nothing can keep this mismatched couple together, but sometimes you gotta listen to your heart... and you gotta have faith.
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