Holiday Breakup (2016)
TV-14
Starring Manon Mathews, Shawn Roe, Katie Leclerc, Matt Riedy, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Diane Robin
Written and Directed by Temple Mathews
The Story:
Chloe (Mathews) and Jeff (Roe) are a couple that have just moved in together. Except, after a lecture by his dad, Jeff begins to realize how childish Chloe is always acting, and the two break up. However, with the holidays looming, they decide to just pretend to still be together to avoid all of the awkward pity parties that they might be forced to hear. Will the pretend love rekindle their lost love, or is their relationship forever doomed?
In case you think I love all Christmas movies equally, here's proof that I don't, and I apparently have some sort of filter on what I consider a good Christmas movie, and the ones I just don't like.
I've often said that most films that are made now have competent direction, decent acting and the only thing that truly can let a film down for me is a bad story.
This hits the trifecta.
First, the story is written and directed by the same guy. So the terrible dialogue and 1 dimensional characters are all his fault.
Then the acting is abysmal. Chloe's "childishness" is so overblown, it's a wonder that anyone likes her at all. Then Jeff is so preoccupied with having breakup sex, the two are just oil and water and not only do I want them to either get back together or stay apart, I need them to do it now.
My other usual complaint when I don't like a movie is that it had too long of a running time. Trim 15, 30, 45 minutes and the movie would be better.
Well conversely, this movie that clocks in under 90 minutes, the standard "perfect time" for a movie....
However it feels like you're enduring a 3 hour marathon.
If you'd like to see for yourself, the movie is currently streaming on Netflix.
Thankfully it was not a Netflix original, and maybe it will go away by next year.
:)
Final Grade: D-
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