Clearly not a 10! I have no idea how anyone could honestly rate it that high. It was nice and clean but the acting was daily soap opera or below. Overall plot was OK but much of the " comedy" was forced. I am not sure why Barry Corbin was there, I am a fan but the grumpy grandpa role was forced to say the least. The eventual outcome was not hard to predict as the current boyfriend was clearly a over acted phoney not suited to the female lead. So the interest is just how the impending train wreck will unfold. The acting got better and more natural as the movie progressed. Not a bad way to pass a little time on a rainy afternoon.
32 Reviews
Mediocre Movie
ssmith-925995 November 2022
So the movie is a waste of time. I find nothing particularly interesting about the plot or the characters. However, I want to know who designed these sets and costumes. I have never seen uglier clothing and furniture in my life. The giant ugly cheetah print chair, which just so happens to be sitting right in front of the sofa, in the center of the room. The women's clothing is painfully hideous. I was so distracted by the ugly shoes and outrageous color and pattern choices, that I really wasn't paying attention to the story. It felt so cold and unnatural watching them in the settings they were in, looking the way they looked. They didn't even appear friendly with one another. It just feel like strangers having an awkward weekend together.
Harmless film, even if half-baked
burgerman9328 September 2022
With Thanksgiving being my favorite holiday and since it wasn't a vulgar movie, I've inflated my score. Plus it's a treat to see Jon Heder of Napoleon Dynamite.
The actual story was a cookie cutter Lifetime-style romcom where a woman represses feelings towards her ex and has to endure her current beau, who is a complete piece of work. All the while she is tackling with a decision on whether to sell her company and has pressure from her family to get back with her ex.
The three main characters (the esquire, Samantha, and the comedian) were bland as white bread. No discernible chemistry between them and it wasn't interesting to watch them. The first half of the movie felt too satirical and overdone.
The remaining cast provided some comic relief. Once the grandpa, father, and Heder's characters had their chance to do some one liners, things picked up a bit. The romantic parts of the movie are commonplace and forgettable, but otherwise the running gags (such as the grandpa's penchant for sweets, the dad deep frying a turkey, and Charlie's nerdy personality) made it a bearable film.
The actual story was a cookie cutter Lifetime-style romcom where a woman represses feelings towards her ex and has to endure her current beau, who is a complete piece of work. All the while she is tackling with a decision on whether to sell her company and has pressure from her family to get back with her ex.
The three main characters (the esquire, Samantha, and the comedian) were bland as white bread. No discernible chemistry between them and it wasn't interesting to watch them. The first half of the movie felt too satirical and overdone.
The remaining cast provided some comic relief. Once the grandpa, father, and Heder's characters had their chance to do some one liners, things picked up a bit. The romantic parts of the movie are commonplace and forgettable, but otherwise the running gags (such as the grandpa's penchant for sweets, the dad deep frying a turkey, and Charlie's nerdy personality) made it a bearable film.
Opposite of Funny
RobotfromRobots16 November 2022
Do yourself a favor and skip this one. No idea where all these 10-star reviews are coming from. This is barely a movie yet somehow still manages to commit severe crimes against cinema.
A lot of these 10-star reviews are praising this film for being "clean". "Oh, it's so nice to have something clean to just put on in the background". Are you ok my friend? There are infinitely better things to put on for the whole family to watch. I feel sorry for anyone who's aunt or mother throws this on for the kids to watch while the Turkey is cooking. I am convinced that these 10-star reviews are either bots or humans that have never seen another movie.
This "movie" makes me want to skip Thanksgiving indefinitely.
A lot of these 10-star reviews are praising this film for being "clean". "Oh, it's so nice to have something clean to just put on in the background". Are you ok my friend? There are infinitely better things to put on for the whole family to watch. I feel sorry for anyone who's aunt or mother throws this on for the kids to watch while the Turkey is cooking. I am convinced that these 10-star reviews are either bots or humans that have never seen another movie.
This "movie" makes me want to skip Thanksgiving indefinitely.
Seriously?
JoeWever6 December 2021
I don't have the energy for this. The movie sucked...I mean it really sucked. The writer of this movie must be very delusional. If I had to choose between changing soiled adult diapers all day or watch 10 minutes more of this movie, I'd bury my hands in Huggies!
Couldn't get past the first 15 minutes
provoarnolds16 June 2022
Enjoyable
mailcari10 November 2022
This is a clean, enjoyable movie. The plot is predictable but there are not many movies out there today that are not predictable. The acting sometimes seems stiff but other times it seems fine. Jon Heder and Barry Corbin make this movie work. It didn't seem specifically like a "Christian" movie but the dad's prayer over Thanksgiving dinner impressed me.
It is telling me my review is too short so let's see what I can come up with. This has all the qualities of a Hallmark movie but I found it on Hulu live so I know it isn't Hallmark. It is good to see others making clean movies.
This is worth a watch.
It is telling me my review is too short so let's see what I can come up with. This has all the qualities of a Hallmark movie but I found it on Hulu live so I know it isn't Hallmark. It is good to see others making clean movies.
This is worth a watch.
I have so much to be grateful for this season... like never having to sit through this again.
GerardRegal8 December 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I gave this movie two stars for the only two actors that were actually decent in this film- the grandpa Barry Corbin and the dad Patt Finn. Jon Heder did fine and had arguably the best lines in the movie and his wife was actually legitimately fun too. Honestly if the movie just focused on their relationship it might've actually been good. Instead we had two leads with zero chemistry and a third who was a complete doofus the whole time. Lawyer guy was completely over acted and might as well have been a cartoon character. The two leads had zero chemistry and weren't funny or relatable. They weren't bad per se, they were just so friggin BORING.
My biggest gripe has to do with this script- it sucked. Pure and simple. It's not good. All these characters were completely one dimensional with zero depth. What's wrong with that? It gives me no reason to care about any of them. Lawyer guy was such a bafoon he couldn't tell that his fiancé and her ex were literally flirting right in front of him. Or maybe he just didn't care? I'm not sure but he acts all surprised by the end of the film when she dumps him for her ex which makes me thing he's just a complete imbecile. I don't believe someone that brain dead and with zero self-awareness or common sense could ever be a lawyer. His being socially inept also brought up another issue with the female lead actually LIKING this guy? WTF WHY??? I'm actually legitimately dumbfounded that the writer would make such a terrible character an object of desire for the lead. In the movie the very question of why she's with him is brought up and she struggles to come up with a reason and settles on, oh because he won't leave me. Yup that's your strong female lead- a woman who is so insecure that she'd rather stay with a brain dead moron than take her chances with literally anyone else. She owns a super successful magazine for crying out loud! You mean to tell me that a beautiful, highly successful businesswoman, can't find someone better that a brain dead idiot lawyer or an extra ordinary ex-boyfriend? Yeah and let's talk about that diamond too- her ex boyfriend is supposedly this hilarious comedian but... isn't funny? We don't see any of his standup and in the scenes with the family he just plays the casual "perfect" straight man who does everything right and has zero imperfections of any kind 🙄. Dudes a boy scout sure but hardly exciting. And he's supposedly got people clamoring to work with him? Again WTF WHY? You can't just say someone is funny and expect your audience to go with it, you're supposed to show us through dialogue and action. That's basic storytelling stuff. The two corporate people trying to buy the company were funnier and had better chemistry than your two LEADS. I'm seriously questioning the casting of this film, amongst other things. Heder should've had a bigger role, maybe as the romantic lead cause that guy wasn't good. Even then though you can only do so much with a script like this so who knows if that would've been enough.
Not a movie I will ever recommend to anyone unless they're looking to die a slower death than a self-inflicted food coma at Thanksgiving.
My biggest gripe has to do with this script- it sucked. Pure and simple. It's not good. All these characters were completely one dimensional with zero depth. What's wrong with that? It gives me no reason to care about any of them. Lawyer guy was such a bafoon he couldn't tell that his fiancé and her ex were literally flirting right in front of him. Or maybe he just didn't care? I'm not sure but he acts all surprised by the end of the film when she dumps him for her ex which makes me thing he's just a complete imbecile. I don't believe someone that brain dead and with zero self-awareness or common sense could ever be a lawyer. His being socially inept also brought up another issue with the female lead actually LIKING this guy? WTF WHY??? I'm actually legitimately dumbfounded that the writer would make such a terrible character an object of desire for the lead. In the movie the very question of why she's with him is brought up and she struggles to come up with a reason and settles on, oh because he won't leave me. Yup that's your strong female lead- a woman who is so insecure that she'd rather stay with a brain dead moron than take her chances with literally anyone else. She owns a super successful magazine for crying out loud! You mean to tell me that a beautiful, highly successful businesswoman, can't find someone better that a brain dead idiot lawyer or an extra ordinary ex-boyfriend? Yeah and let's talk about that diamond too- her ex boyfriend is supposedly this hilarious comedian but... isn't funny? We don't see any of his standup and in the scenes with the family he just plays the casual "perfect" straight man who does everything right and has zero imperfections of any kind 🙄. Dudes a boy scout sure but hardly exciting. And he's supposedly got people clamoring to work with him? Again WTF WHY? You can't just say someone is funny and expect your audience to go with it, you're supposed to show us through dialogue and action. That's basic storytelling stuff. The two corporate people trying to buy the company were funnier and had better chemistry than your two LEADS. I'm seriously questioning the casting of this film, amongst other things. Heder should've had a bigger role, maybe as the romantic lead cause that guy wasn't good. Even then though you can only do so much with a script like this so who knows if that would've been enough.
Not a movie I will ever recommend to anyone unless they're looking to die a slower death than a self-inflicted food coma at Thanksgiving.
Oh
sharpandrew-7130623 February 2022
An Enjoyable Romantic Comedy for the Whole Family
cryptoknightsux11 December 2021
Before I watched the movie I read an interview with the writer/director, Adam White, and was curious to see if he pulled off creating a Hallmark-esque movie that men could enjoy. I also read reviews highlighting good points and some negative ones too. In short, I enjoyed the movie quite a bit and certainly feel it's worthy of re-watching.
I honestly thought the cast was pretty great. The acting talents of the adult characters kept me engaged in the story and everyone seemed natural cohesive. Everyone felt well-casted, although I would have liked to see more diversity in the main characters. Summer Bellessa did an admirable job leading the story, while Kevan Moezzi and Jason Gray played their roles quite well.
The story was relatable and interesting. Strangely, one bad review I read claimed the opposite, but after seeing the movie, I can only deduce that the reviewer must have been reviewing the trailer, not the movie. The movie laid-out everything; the background stories are well-established and the motives and conflicts are clearly reasonable.
I enjoyed the characters and performances of many of the supporting characters. Jon Heder's (Samantha's brother) hilarious post credit scene may be missed by some who didn't stay for the credits. Pat Finn (Samantha's father) was consistently funny and enjoyable. Every scene with Grandpa Joe, Barry Corbin, was enjoyable and often hilarious.
Adam White delivered on his promise to create a Hallmark-esque movie that all can enjoy. I laughed often and I was touched by the serious moments as well. I'm certain I will re-watch this film over the years.
I honestly thought the cast was pretty great. The acting talents of the adult characters kept me engaged in the story and everyone seemed natural cohesive. Everyone felt well-casted, although I would have liked to see more diversity in the main characters. Summer Bellessa did an admirable job leading the story, while Kevan Moezzi and Jason Gray played their roles quite well.
The story was relatable and interesting. Strangely, one bad review I read claimed the opposite, but after seeing the movie, I can only deduce that the reviewer must have been reviewing the trailer, not the movie. The movie laid-out everything; the background stories are well-established and the motives and conflicts are clearly reasonable.
I enjoyed the characters and performances of many of the supporting characters. Jon Heder's (Samantha's brother) hilarious post credit scene may be missed by some who didn't stay for the credits. Pat Finn (Samantha's father) was consistently funny and enjoyable. Every scene with Grandpa Joe, Barry Corbin, was enjoyable and often hilarious.
Adam White delivered on his promise to create a Hallmark-esque movie that all can enjoy. I laughed often and I was touched by the serious moments as well. I'm certain I will re-watch this film over the years.
Pushy and badly acted
marietxu4 December 2021
I didn't find anything particularly "funny" about this movie. To start with, from the way people behave: Samantha's family invites her ex-boyfriend to spend the holidays with them and nobody told her. Then he tries to win her back after breaking up with her years ago, without much apologize or reasons for breaking up in the first place. Kids kick an adult, nobody reacts, no apologize either. And don't get me started on the big boyfriend's reveal at the end...
The actors are equally bad, except from the little girl maybe. There is absolutely zero chemistry between the leads, whether it is between Samantha with her boyfriend or her ex-boyfriend. Pass!
The actors are equally bad, except from the little girl maybe. There is absolutely zero chemistry between the leads, whether it is between Samantha with her boyfriend or her ex-boyfriend. Pass!
Tops the chart of the worst movies I have ever seen
prodbybenjamin27 January 2022
This is a really terrible movie..... everything was just not right ....the acting, the storyline everything!...
I thought I'd give it a try despite it's bad rating Guess I should have listened to aln the people who said it wasn't good...
Total waste of time.
Total waste of time.
Eh...
lfcampbell-132996 November 2022
The acting is terrible and everything is forced and awkward. But it's a very formulaic "feel good" clean holiday movie so there IS some comfort in that. It's the kind of movie to have on in the background when family is over for the holidays. No one needs to really pay attention and you dont have to worry about language or violence in front of grandma or the kids. You can fall asleep watching it and not feel like you really missed anything good.
The one other good thing about the casting is it was nice to see the leading lady wasn't stick-thin. She's gorgeous and has a realistic, lovely figure. So that's nice representation for those of us normal-sized ladies!
The one other good thing about the casting is it was nice to see the leading lady wasn't stick-thin. She's gorgeous and has a realistic, lovely figure. So that's nice representation for those of us normal-sized ladies!
A Hallmark movie not made by Hallmark
zekeman-702399 April 2023
What a predictable turd. Like eating at a shady Brazilian restaurant but buying the Pepto first. Five minutes in you could already tell the "Hallmark Holiday" plot. Gal is engaged to guy she's not "really" in love with but only realizes he's a loser until she's around the ex that she never really got over. It really took that to realize the guy wasn't the one? Barf. If it wasn't for the funny Barry Corbin as the grampa who you can't help but love and laugh at, this wouldn't have been worth the time I wasted watching it. There is nothing endearing about the lead actress, the "ex" she realizes she still loves, the family that surrounds her, or really anyone else in the movie besides the grampa.
Meh!
MoreTez9 December 2021
Actors and actress were horrible, story line was boring, and honestly I didn't like it at all. But, it is not such a movie that no one enjoy it. If you are looking for killing some time with your family and just watch something funny, it could be good. But don't expect a lot of laughter. Have fun.
Hilarious and clean. Will watch again.
alhumpherys4 December 2021
It was so refreshing to see a clean romantic comedy that was funny, clean, and wholesome. This was much better than Hallmark movies. I laughed and laughed. We still talk about it even weeks later. I'll definitely be watching it again, especially around Thanksgiving. The comedy timing was impeccable.
script had flaws. nothing funny in here...
ksf-219 May 2022
Warning: Spoilers
So the film opens with samantha (summer bellessa) bringing bryce (jason gray) home for the holidays. Where he promptly gets punched in the genitals, for no reason. That's not funny at all. Strike one. Then he gets insulted by the host's husband. I'd go stay in a best western. Small roles for barry corbin and jon heder. Although most of corbin's scenes look like they were filmed somewhere else... he's usually sitting or standing by himself. Nothing funny in this one, in spite of the title. And the slow, serious, soap opera music keeps playing... for no reason. Weird. I think the big problem here is that the story isn't sure what it wants to be. Comedy? Drama? Love story? It feels like a hallmark channel movie, but it's showing on roku channel. Written and directed by adam white. No surprises at all in this one, except that someone does something, completely against character, which the author decided was the only way to work the story, and which we could see coming down the road, way ahead of time. Not so good.
So ... So... not entirely So.
tiggerden25 January 2022
Every year, My husband, my Son, and I volunteer at a homeless shelter every Holiday. The banter between the actors while serving the food to the homeless was extremely distasteful, and outright Rude. They almost never made eye contact with the ones that were shown, Never a "Hi ! How about (whatever they were serving) Happy Holiday .. Nothing.
Acting was not great, story line was OK.
Agreed. I love Jon Heder. I would watch anything he was in.
Acting was not great, story line was OK.
Agreed. I love Jon Heder. I would watch anything he was in.
A Family Friendly Holiday Film - So Funny!
info-597823 December 2021
A wonderful family movie. Very funny!
davidsampsonlaw2 December 2021
I laughed all through this movie. From physical humor, wordplay, relatable observations, nostalgic references (Cheetara!!), and surprise twists, the laughs kept coming.
The characters are relatable (my daughter may have cared a little TOO much about Luke Hudson) and you really feel a part of the family. Summer Bellessa makes you: 1) root for Samantha, 2) understand everything she is going through (and has gone through), and 3) hope against hope that she makes the right choice (no spoilers here, go see it!).
Do yourself a favor and stay to watch the mid-credit scene, my daughter knew exactly what was going on but I was surprised and almost fell out of seat laughing when they made the reveal.
Go see this movie!!
The characters are relatable (my daughter may have cared a little TOO much about Luke Hudson) and you really feel a part of the family. Summer Bellessa makes you: 1) root for Samantha, 2) understand everything she is going through (and has gone through), and 3) hope against hope that she makes the right choice (no spoilers here, go see it!).
Do yourself a favor and stay to watch the mid-credit scene, my daughter knew exactly what was going on but I was surprised and almost fell out of seat laughing when they made the reveal.
Go see this movie!!
Awesome family movie
timhilljohnson4 December 2021
I feel like anymore I can't leave the room when the tv is on and my children are in the room because of the constant sexual content. This movie returned my faith in humanity and was so clean and uplifting that I loved it. So fun to see a positive family relationship and love story that doesn't push sex. I absolutely loved it.
Comedy movie was actually funny
kotsilim29 October 2022
Very enjoyable. Funny quirky characters. Typical plot for a holiday movie: 2 guys, 1 girl, yada yada, but what made this movie fun is the comedy and the characters. Great clean movie for the whole family. Need more movies like this. The story is about Samantha, a successful fashion entrepreneur, who brings her boyfriend Bryce to meet her family for Thanksgiving, only to find her ex-boyfriend, Luke, also in attendance. The family includes her grandfather, her parents, her brother Charlie, who is married to Annie and has 3 kids. Annie also happens to be the sister of Samantha's ex-boyfriend, Luke. Barry Corbin is the cranky, dessert-stealing grandfather and is very entertaining. Jon Heder is all grown up and plays Charley, married to Annie and brother to Samantha, and is quite funny as an involved and supportive, but goofy at times, father, husband and brother. Kevan Moezzi plays Luke, a stand up comic (not much of a stretch since he is one in real life) and the ex-boyfriend of Samantha, and he is very hilarious. Jason Gray plays Bryce (aka "Esquire"), Samantha's quirky and high-strung boyfriend. He's one of those guys who's funny without meaning to be, you know, everyone is laughing at him not with him cuz he's so weird. His acting was great and he was lots of fun to watch. Pat Finn, who plays Samantha's dad, was also kind of a scene stealer; very funny guy. Alaina Beauloye plays Samantha's mom and is lovely, but also is trying to keep her crazy father in line and away from the desserts. Brooke White plays Jon Heder's wife, Annie, and she is very animated and excitable as she pushes Samantha towards reuniting with her brother, Luke. Summer Bellesa plays Samantha, the lead role, but she is probably the least colorful character. Fun movie for all!
Good clean humor, feel good movie
bucanlugo12 December 2021
Enjoyable and several moments when the whole audice laughed out loud makes it a good sign of entertaining and funny movie. Reading some review by others have mentioned not relatable. For most people they might now find themselves in this situation I get it but what movies are relatable. I look for comedy films I judge them by is it entertaining and make me laugh and at the end it did both of these things were a check. I liked it was a clean movie that I could take my family to see and appreciate that it's not full of sexual content or pushing some political view on me. Likened to a Hallmark movie which this time of year feel good movies are nice to get me in the Christmas spirit.
Awesome COMrom!
gretamwhite8 December 2021
Hilarious! The whole family loves this movie! Funny Thing About Love is clean and had us all cracking up. So many lines are quotable! Each time we watched it, we found new funny moments. So good and so fun! A must watch!
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