I've watched a ton of these movies, even just this season, so if a movie can keep my attention and then also draw me in it's a good start. This started off with genuine laughs from me and kept me engaged the whole movie. I liked the main story line and the secondary one about the business partner. The acting was solid and real and genuine, not the usual forced "smiling so hard to prove they're happy because it's Christmas and problems don't exist" kind of acting. Also the chemistry between the leads was tangible, and the dialog/script felt really natural to me.
Yeah, some elements are totally recycled from every other movie because that's how this works. But that's why it's noteworthy that I'm still willing to watch and genuinely enjoyed it anyway.
Yeah, some elements are totally recycled from every other movie because that's how this works. But that's why it's noteworthy that I'm still willing to watch and genuinely enjoyed it anyway.