Brandy Norwood
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After a twist of fate brings their families together for Christmas, Charlotte sets out to prove her old friend Jackie's life is too good to be true.
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| Homepage | https://www.netflix.com/title/81416268 |
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| Release Date | 2023-11-16 |
| Runtime | 1h 22m |
| Directors | Mary Lambert, Graham Robbins, Evan Lai-Hipp, Chris Copier, Ashley Cook, Ryan McDowell |
| Producers | Brad Krevoy, Steve Berman, Jimmy Townsend, David M. Wulf, Amanda Phillips, Eric Jarboe, Todd Calgi Gallicano, Charles Shyer, Bryan Bordon, John Foss, Eric Jarboe, Jake Relic, Mike Karz, Andrew R. Tennenbaum |
| Writers | Todd Calgi Gallicano, Todd Calgi Gallicano, Charles Shyer |
Most fitting word to describe 'Best. Christmas. Ever!': lousy.
Nothing about this 2023 production feels organic, every inch of it comes across as unnatural as it even fails to include suitable festive cheer. All of the characters, perhaps aside from the kids (Madison Skye Validum as Beatrix is good tbf), are either unlikeable or uninteresting. The story is so mundane, I got bored by it quick - and the film only lasts around 80mins, so should be a breezy watch but just isn't.
Validum is the only actor onscreen that I would praise, as none of the others manage to stand out; admittedly they are all not helped by what they have to worked with, of course. Heather Graham's Charlotte is pretty poor, quite unlikeable in truth. Brandy Norwood (as Jackie) tries, probably the best of the (not so good) rest.
Possibly lucky to get a 5/10 rating, in truth. The small run time probably helps in that regard, to get below that score from me you kinda have to annoy me - and releases that are short in length don't tend to do that to me. A bad film, all the same.
— r96sk