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.
