Saturday, 31 October 2020

VOD: Holidate (dir: John Whitesell, 2020)

"I don't do drugs!"
"And you call yourself a professional sportsman?"

Netflix kicks off the holiday season of 2020 with this crass rom-com that sits firmly at the more adult end of the genre.  Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey strain to wring out what they can from the material but ultimately seem oddly mismatched here, as we follow the pair of holiday haters who team up as a couple of convenience from one Christmas to the next as they navigate their burgeoning relationship and their families during the course of the big annual festive events.  Whilst there is some fun to be had watching the couple respond to the various annual celebrations, it is difficult to invest in the characters and the whole things feels a little lacking in charm.


 

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