Emma Roberts
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Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.
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| Homepage | https://www.netflix.com/title/81034553 |
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| Release Date | 2020-10-27 |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Directors | John Whitesell, Shane Hurlbut, Rob Burgess, Cody Williams |
| Producers | McG, Jenny Hinkey, Mary Viola, Steven Bello, Max King, Tiffany Paulsen, Corey L. Marsh, Jenny Hinkey, Cindy Rago, Suzanne C. Robertson |
| Writer | Tiffany Paulsen |
Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.
An odd, jaded, but good approach to the social pressures of being single, but dateable. I guess other people see it as wasted resource, I wouldn't know.
Realistically, this is as much a breakup recovery movie as it is a romantic comedy. The cast does a great job of subtly expressing things without it being obvious. Ultimately it's a cute and charming little movie from a jaded and socially abnormal stand point.
The biggest problem is that they spend a lot of time saying "this works", "this is normal", with the impending implication that they'll get together, and being that it is a romantic comedy, it should be obvious what the conclusion is.
If you're a fan of Emma Roberts, then you can definitely see her grow in this, proving her range.
— Kamurai
Not good, not bad. Just meh.
Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey make for a charming duo, Roberts in particular stands out. The premise they star in is an interesting one, I don't really have any issues with 'Holidate' - it's fine. It just lacks the necessary cohesion and entertainment, there are a few amusing moments but not nearly enough. The overly sappy ending is out of place, also.
— r96sk
I found Holidate to be a fun, entertaining Christmas movie. And really, that is all I ask for a new holiday movie. I probably could have focused and punched holes in it here and there, but I try to be a viewer first and a critic third.
I liked that the story paid attention to all of the characters, it seemed. Aunt Susan and Sloane’s sister and a few others have plot developments as part of the overall fun and they are given a measure of closure at the end.
Hey, I don’t see Holidate gaining entry into my cycle of Christmas movies I watch every year or two, but it is a pleasant diversion and I wouldn’t go out of my way to not watch it.
— Peter McGinn