An interesting premise (thank you, Emma Thompson) but the story was really poorly developed. The first part is chaotic which robs the audience of finding in the characters an emotional centre to which we could relate, then, when we were just beginning to get beneath the tangle that is Kate, the whole movie changes. Fantastic cast: Emilia Clark brought her quirky energy to a fractured character we really wanted to like (no frosty queen of fire and ice here); Henry Golding, tender yet mercurial (and hunky, of course); Michelle Yeoh, always a consummate performer; Emma Thompson, always splendid in her self deprecating, idiosyncratic roles. Eventually, all the performers found some footing, and for that I give the film a 6 (fair) out of 10. Oh, yes, and should I mention that the soundtrack is George Michael and WHAM saturated? Well, I guess I just did! Last Christmas, the song that is at the heart of the film (excerpted five times) is finally performed with great skill by Emilia Clark (what can't she do?). [Holiday RomCom/RomDram]
Shout by Nancy L DraperVIP 8BlockedParent2019-11-09T15:20:33Z
An interesting premise (thank you, Emma Thompson) but the story was really poorly developed. The first part is chaotic which robs the audience of finding in the characters an emotional centre to which we could relate, then, when we were just beginning to get beneath the tangle that is Kate, the whole movie changes. Fantastic cast: Emilia Clark brought her quirky energy to a fractured character we really wanted to like (no frosty queen of fire and ice here); Henry Golding, tender yet mercurial (and hunky, of course); Michelle Yeoh, always a consummate performer; Emma Thompson, always splendid in her self deprecating, idiosyncratic roles. Eventually, all the performers found some footing, and for that I give the film a 6 (fair) out of 10. Oh, yes, and should I mention that the soundtrack is George Michael and WHAM saturated? Well, I guess I just did! Last Christmas, the song that is at the heart of the film (excerpted five times) is finally performed with great skill by Emilia Clark (what can't she do?). [Holiday RomCom/RomDram]