Niusha SP

Watching this for the first time in 2024, I wonder if I would find it as offensive and inappropriate if I watched it at least 5 years ago. It’s a fun movie, I won’t deny that. But here is my take on each couple/storyline: Collin & the American girls: What on god’s green earth was that even…? 0/10 Juliet, Peter & Mark: They had me thinking mark was in love with his best friend Peter, which would actually be interesting. but then they made it a bland stereotypical “in love with the bride” plot. Did not like the part where Juliet kissed him. 1/10 Harry, Mia and Karen: Cheating on a Christmas movie was NOT what I was expecting. Mia pissed me off so bad, and so did Harry. The only reason this isn’t getting a lower rating is because Karen confronted Harry in such a satisfying manner. I would’ve liked a deeper view into this plot line to be honest. 3/10 David & Natalie: Man of power falls for his secretary. Plenty of body shaming from all sides to top that off. Prime minister wasn’t a douche though and we appreciate that. 5/10 Jamie & Aurelia: Writer and his housekeeper. Seeing a pattern here. The part where he went to Portugal was as if they tried to see how many racist stereotypes they can fit in one scene. Cute couple but it was pretty offensive at some points. 5/10 John & Judy: wholesome, unproblematic couple. Unfortunately I’m pretty sure the only purpose of their storyline was so that the production could fit in as many mature scenes as possible without looking too out of place though. 7/10 Sarah & Karl: Now this was a complex dynamic that I would absolutely watch a whole movie on. It deserved way more screen time, and I’m sad we didn’t get to see more of them and of how Sarah might or might not get her social life back. 9/10 Sam & Joanna: Such cute little kids. Happy for them. 10/10 Billy & Joe: This one actually made me emotional. People realizing who really has been by their side for so long and learning to appreciate them is always heartwarming. 10/10

It was an okay movie. Got you questioning your views on age difference and also the double standards that exist around it. The chemistry wasn’t really there but it wasn’t absent either. Really liked the acting, they successfully managed to show shame, sorrow and longing in a beautiful way. The characters, especially Solène, could make better decisions though. She could also have a little bit of a deeper back story to explain why she sees a 24 y/o as a love interest shortly after meeting him, because that’s kinda not normal. In conclusion, it was fine. Neither a waste of time, nor a masterpiece.

Feels like the script came straight out of a middle schooler fanfiction drafts prior to proof reading. Failed attempt at making an enemies-to-lovers and pretend-relationship work in a movie. Characters acting stupid, insufferable, unable to communicate and overall, like young teenagers in sitcoms. The hype around this movie was so much and I was greatly disappointed. The two main actors acted well, the rest not so much. I’m giving 2 stars because the first and last 5-10 mins were cute lol. Can’t help but feel sad that a lot of budget goes to such weak projects and actors with so much more to offer (Sydney in particular. She’s a great actress) play in them.

It was so childish and annoying. Grown adults acting like literal children, trying to sabotage each other in order to win other people over. Graham’s family was genuinely unrealistic in how they completely disregarded their son’s emotions and boundaries and it was all justified by “well you don’t spend enough time with us so we’ll go and hang out with your ex behind your back!”. And the said ex wasn’t even likable…Honestly the only reason this didn’t get a 1 star from me is the ending [Spoiler] where Graham did the exact same thing to his sister by inviting heather over. That was so so so satisfying.