The movie's premise was promising, creating an expectation for amusing, awkward moments between childhood sweethearts separated by life circumstances and reunited in the most cringeworthy situation. I actually liked the story's uncommon twists, which were pleasantly surprising.
Unfortunately, Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding's relationship is devoid of romantic chemistry, and every other character feels stale, like the last cookie in an empty pantry you eat because you're already at itโChristmas Hallmark-style movies have that grip.
It is one hour and forty-ish minutes of slow-motion boredom!
Kristin Chenoweth was the reason I gave it a shot; she is consistently an absolute comedic gem, but with that weak writing, she could have only done so much as the perfectionist and unbearable future mother-in-law.
To summarize, it is a lukewarm rom-com, ideal to play as a background sound while doing something else, but I digress!
I can't believe Lohan is only 38โshe looks like Sharon Stone at 47. Avoid fillers like the plague, girls! Still, she did not stop being gorgeous hot ginger, Hollywood's dream girl of the early 2000s, but I miss her cute eyebrow expressions.