By the time Natalie and Josh duet on a memorably revised version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” we are firmly rooting for them.īonus (probably involuntary) Netflix callbacks: Natalie is said to be a Los Angeles 6 and a Lake Placid 10 in “Single All the Way,” Nick is described as a 10 and Peter is a 10 in New Hampshire. Once that battle is won, “Love Hard” - which is funnier than most rom-coms and fully embraces a farcical goofiness - can convincingly sell its central relationship. The film’s main asset is Yang (Jian Yang on “Silicon Valley”), whose Josh miraculously comes across as sweet rather than creepy.
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Not only does Natalie quickly get over the switcheroo, she agrees to pretend to be Josh’s girlfriend. Yang) after he catfishes Natalie (Nina Dobrev) by using a photo of his hunky friend Tag (Darren Barnet) on a dating app. The biggest test is that viewers are asked to not hate Josh (Jimmy O. This rom-com has such a sketchy premise that its spectacular recovery should count as an Olympics-worthy gymnastics feat. But kids should enjoy the story while their parents will eat up the sneakier jokes and fully appreciate Sally Hawkins’ stunning performance as elf leader Mother Vodol.
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Regrettably, the film never goes full Roald Dahl on us - if only Tim Burton had directed it. Of course, that place could merely be the stuff of legends, but since Nikolas has a talking pet mouse (voiced by Stephen Merchant), we know early on that anything is possible.īased on a book by Matt Haig, “A Boy Called Christmas” knows that the best fairy tales have dark undertones, and it drops satisfyingly ominous touches: Dad is far from perfect wicked children-hating Aunt Carlotta (Kristen Wiig, in too short a role) does something unspeakable to Nikolas’ beloved turnip doll. A poor Finnish boy, Nikolas (Henry Lawful), sets off to find his father (Michiel Huisman), who has left him behind to find the village where elves live. 2 on our 2019 ranking), this film is a Santa origin story, albeit a live-action one as opposed to animated.
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Kathy Najimy and Jennifer Coolidge, as Peter’s mother and aunt, deliver particularly delicious turns - the rehearsal scenes for Coolidge’s Christmas pageant alone could have landed this movie in the No. One is his mother’s trainer, James (Hallmark Channel hottie Luke Macfarlane), and the other is friend-zoned Nick, who had been hiding his true feelings.ĭirected by Michael Mayer, “Single All the Way” is fast-paced, funny and sweet without being cloying (the HGTV joke is gold). Once settled in cosy New Hampshire, famine turns to feast as Peter is torn between two lovely suitors - there are no baddies in this movie. Michael Urie stars as the serially single Peter, who has dragged his roommate and best friend, Nick (Philemon Chambers), home for the holidays. This time, the lead does not shun the right love interest (Team Riley forever!).
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Hulu scored with the lesbian romantic comedy “Happiest Season” last year, and now Netflix is striking back with a male version.