It is December, let the holiday movie season begin--right before the short lists for the 10 categories that are announced by the end of the month and the season of well respected documentaries and international movies begin. A little fluff before getting down to that more serious business.
This is all too predictable, as a holiday movie should be, and yet I found it easy to watch.
The story is this--Jolie is a New York website designer reluctantly heading home to Louisiana for a traditional family Christmas. She loves her family and their traditions around Christmas is a year-round job for them, they love it so much, but the problem is that her long-time former boyfriend, from the same home town and who recently broke up with her, will also be there and with a new girlfriend. Jolie would love to have a plus-one to save face, but thre is no one in the queue. He best friend Naomi suggests her brother Jack. He is a struggling freelance writer who had already stood up Jolie on their first date way back when. Jolie reluctantly says yes to the plan--she really doesn't have any other viable options and Jack is on board because he can research the Louisiana-set romance novel he's been asked to ghostwrite.
Her family is charming, they embrace the two, and you basically know the rest. If 2025 has been rough for you and you enjoy this time of year, check this one out.
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