Father Christmas Is Back
Four sisters – Caroline, Joanna, Paulina, and Vicky – reunite for the Christmas Holiday in a Yorkshire mansion. However, their estranged father, James, joins in for the first time since he left the family behind decades prior. The group attempts to get through the holiday despite comedic misunderstandings, while also uncovering the long-buried secret that tore their family apart, so many years ago.
- Released: 2021-11-07
- Runtime: 105 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Family
- Stars: Nathalie Cox, Talulah Riley, Elizabeth Hurley, Kelsey Grammer, John Cleese, Caroline Quentin, April Bowlby, Kris Marshall, Ray Fearon, Katy Brand, Ania Marson, Naomi Frederick, Amelie Prescott, Janie Booth, Bryan Samson
- Director: Philippe Martinez, Mick Davis
Comments
- haleygraham-65324 - 27 December 2023
Hated it
So usually I'm pretty open to Christmas movies. Not this one. I think they ran out of plot ideas and just kept adding on a bunch of random nonsense. And the older sister had only Ben in that relationship for 10 weeks and she's pregnant? Really shouldn't be normalizing that. And the fact that she has had short relationships before adds to that problem. And I hated that the younger sister isn't actually the dad's daughter it's the brothers. Like this movie has 20 plot lines and it's so so long. It's so long and boring. I almost feel asleep twice. And when I thought it was over...IT WASNT. It just kept going for the longest time. And personally I wouldn't have forgiven my father if he did that but okay. I wouldn't have forgiven my mother either if she ruined my family. - ChristmasRadio_com - 24 October 2023
Worth a viewing
Reading all the negative reviews, I was hesitant to watch the movie, but I'm glad I did. Is the Netflix movie going to go down as a Holiday classic ? No. There are some script issues and some questionable character development, for example John Cleese's character is a bit too cavalier for me, considering his past (I'll leave it at that, so as not to spoil the film). That being said, if you're looking to take your mind off things during the Christmas rush -and not a film snob -you'll enjoy this film: Good cast, beautiful scenery, some funny moments, a few tender ones and Kelsey Grammer...you could do worse. - mike-denton - 23 December 2022
Great Festive Fun
I am a daily user of IMDB and have been for more years than I care to remember. I have alway felt a synergy with the review/rating system and to date have been broadly in agreement, often choosing not to watch a poorly reviewed film.
It appears that this is the movie that has finally divided opinion. Despite the negative reviews my wife and I decided to give it a go and I am so glad we did.
The movie has a great cast and delivered exactly what we want from a Christmas movie, escapist feel good entertainment and a good laugh.
Perhaps the other reviewers watched a different movie to me but the Father Christmas is Back film I saw is well worth a watch. - ITALUKE - 10 May 2022
Average.
This is a bad christmas movie. Most of the comedy was simply awful and not funny. The sisters were horrible. The story made little to no sense. I would not reccomend the movie. - clarkeyboy-70768 - 25 December 2021
Shamefully poor attempt at a simple concept
Direction is abysmal, camera work is wonky and amateur, production values are super low.
Acting from the entire cast is bad, and the child actors are super cringey. Sad to see Hurley, Cleese and Grammar fall to this level.
The story is utter nonsense, none of the plot points make sense and it keeps opening and then immediately closing new dramas as if checking them off the list. The main Christmas sister is annoying at best and irritatingly stale at worst. Her character (along with everyone else's) is unlikeable and has nothing you can connect with.
There are also infinite plot holes which are just too many to list. This is like someone looked at Love Actually and thought they could have a stab at a similar movie, but made with a student production crew.
Avoid this one, it's terrible.
