I saved this for last because of the great reviews here. Loaded it up Christmas Night for the final Christmas movie of the season, and.... turned it off after 15 minutes.
This was easily the worst movie of this kind I have ever watched.
The very first scene with the lead female character, with her over the top self centeredness and narcissism, talking about her important travels and amazing rituals she has learned - like whoever finds the walnut in their porridge will get married in a year (she tells it like it is some sacred thing, like baby Jesus being born in a manger). No one else can even speak, they are just there to pay rapt attention and adore her ever word.
Even though her seemingly nice BF is sitting right there beside her, watching her, she makes a big show of looking relieved that it wasn't her that got the almond. He notices and is obviously hurt, not that she cares.
He takes the hint and tells her being with his family for the holidays is important to him, and he would love for her to be there, but since she won't come he now understands she will not settle down with a traditional guy like him. She really doesn't have anything to say, just another breakup to tell her adoring friends about. YOLO!!!! And apparently she had no real reason she couldn't go with him to his family for Christmas, as the next scene she is planning her own fabulous Christmas adventure.
I really thought the movie was going to be him in the lead male role, and could see where he would be wounded and gun shy about trusting and opening himself up again, and her character was the stock horrible ex, but NOOOOO! Then we cut to the intro of the male lead who is getting out of his luxury sedan and a pretty woman runs up and holds an umbrella over his head while they walk and he talks about his important business stuff without so much as a thank you or personal remark to her. (He is as important and special as she is!) 2 of the most unlikable characters I have ever seen in a film as leads that I am supposed to care about.
I could care less if either of them find their happiness TBH.
I would not recommend this movie under any circumstances, unless I quit it too soon and they both die in a plane crash and the real leads then take center stage..
This was easily the worst movie of this kind I have ever watched.
The very first scene with the lead female character, with her over the top self centeredness and narcissism, talking about her important travels and amazing rituals she has learned - like whoever finds the walnut in their porridge will get married in a year (she tells it like it is some sacred thing, like baby Jesus being born in a manger). No one else can even speak, they are just there to pay rapt attention and adore her ever word.
Even though her seemingly nice BF is sitting right there beside her, watching her, she makes a big show of looking relieved that it wasn't her that got the almond. He notices and is obviously hurt, not that she cares.
He takes the hint and tells her being with his family for the holidays is important to him, and he would love for her to be there, but since she won't come he now understands she will not settle down with a traditional guy like him. She really doesn't have anything to say, just another breakup to tell her adoring friends about. YOLO!!!! And apparently she had no real reason she couldn't go with him to his family for Christmas, as the next scene she is planning her own fabulous Christmas adventure.
I really thought the movie was going to be him in the lead male role, and could see where he would be wounded and gun shy about trusting and opening himself up again, and her character was the stock horrible ex, but NOOOOO! Then we cut to the intro of the male lead who is getting out of his luxury sedan and a pretty woman runs up and holds an umbrella over his head while they walk and he talks about his important business stuff without so much as a thank you or personal remark to her. (He is as important and special as she is!) 2 of the most unlikable characters I have ever seen in a film as leads that I am supposed to care about.
I could care less if either of them find their happiness TBH.
I would not recommend this movie under any circumstances, unless I quit it too soon and they both die in a plane crash and the real leads then take center stage..