Best. Christmas. Ever! Movie Review Rating:
Star Cast: Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs, Matt Cedeño, Wyatt Hunt
Director: Mary Lambert
Writers: Todd Calgi Gallicano, Charles Shyer
Best. Christmas. Ever! Movie Review Out! (Picture Credit: IMDb)
What’s Good: Clocking in at 80 minutes, the film resembles a festive TV special, embracing familiar Christmas themes. The primary setting, Jackie’s suburban McMansion, exudes comfort, adorned with holiday decorations. Brandy’s musical performance adds a lively touch, and the absurd final act nearly ventures into “so-bad-it’s-good” territory.
What’s Bad: Despite a more interesting pedigree with Charles Shyer co-writing, the film descends into mediocrity, lacking wit and cohesiveness. Unremarkable performances by Jason Biggs and Matt Cedeño, coupled with a lackluster script, contribute to the film’s mundane nature. The set decorations fail to camouflage its shortcomings, and under Mary Lambert’s direction, the potential for dark comedy transforms into a saccharine family movie.
Star Cast: Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs, Matt Cedeño, Wyatt Hunt
Director: Mary Lambert
Writers: Todd Calgi Gallicano, Charles Shyer
Best. Christmas. Ever! Movie Review Out! (Picture Credit: IMDb)
What’s Good: Clocking in at 80 minutes, the film resembles a festive TV special, embracing familiar Christmas themes. The primary setting, Jackie’s suburban McMansion, exudes comfort, adorned with holiday decorations. Brandy’s musical performance adds a lively touch, and the absurd final act nearly ventures into “so-bad-it’s-good” territory.
What’s Bad: Despite a more interesting pedigree with Charles Shyer co-writing, the film descends into mediocrity, lacking wit and cohesiveness. Unremarkable performances by Jason Biggs and Matt Cedeño, coupled with a lackluster script, contribute to the film’s mundane nature. The set decorations fail to camouflage its shortcomings, and under Mary Lambert’s direction, the potential for dark comedy transforms into a saccharine family movie.
- 12/13/2023
- by Hari P N
- KoiMoi
Stars: Brandy Norwood, Heather Graham, Jason Biggs, Matt Cedeño, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil, Madison Skye Validum, Nadia Sine | Written by Todd Calgi Gallicano, Charles Shyer | Directed by Mary Lambert
I will start this review by declaring that that title annoys me much more than it should. Why the full stops and the exclamation mark? It just feels very unnecessary. Now that is out of the way, let’s talk about the movie.
When Jackie sends out her annual ragging Christmas newsletter (I don’t think that’s a thing here in the UK – not to my knowledge – but they always seem to be a thing in American movies), it includes an invite for any of the readers (and friends) to join her at Christmas. Her high school best friend then accidentally ends up at her house after a long drive and they are forced to spend Christmas together.
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I will start this review by declaring that that title annoys me much more than it should. Why the full stops and the exclamation mark? It just feels very unnecessary. Now that is out of the way, let’s talk about the movie.
When Jackie sends out her annual ragging Christmas newsletter (I don’t think that’s a thing here in the UK – not to my knowledge – but they always seem to be a thing in American movies), it includes an invite for any of the readers (and friends) to join her at Christmas. Her high school best friend then accidentally ends up at her house after a long drive and they are forced to spend Christmas together.
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- 11/21/2023
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Director Mary Lambert delivers yuletide warmth and heartfelt cheer to Netflix subscribers with “Best. Christmas. Ever!” The story centered on two women rediscovering their strength and sparkle by mending their fractured friendship finds the correct balance of cynical and saccharine without upsetting the scale. The streamer’s practically patented brand of holiday hijinks is amped up to a ridiculous degree as the hyperbolic title would suggest. Even so, its absurdist lunacy acts as a Trojan Horse containing genuinely meaningful sentiments on forgiveness, happiness and bittersweet sorrows — universalities people tend to reflect on as their year comes to a close.
Charlotte Sanders (Heather Graham) dreads Christmastime because it means her former college bestie Jackie Jennings’ (Brandy Norwood) annual newsletter is on its way. It’s filled with obnoxious lingo and humblebrags about the Jennings family’s successes, and Charlotte can’t help but feel inferior, unfavorably comparing it to her own harried life as a wife,...
Charlotte Sanders (Heather Graham) dreads Christmastime because it means her former college bestie Jackie Jennings’ (Brandy Norwood) annual newsletter is on its way. It’s filled with obnoxious lingo and humblebrags about the Jennings family’s successes, and Charlotte can’t help but feel inferior, unfavorably comparing it to her own harried life as a wife,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is gearing up for the holiday season!
Brandy and Heather Graham star in the first trailer for Best. Christmas. Ever!
Here’s a synopsis: Every Christmas Jackie (Brandy) sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Graham) feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect.
Also starring in the upcoming holiday flick are Matt Cedeño, Jason Biggs, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil and Madison Skye Validum.
The film will premiere on November 16 on Netflix!
See a ranking of Netflix’s holiday movies from worst to best.
Watch the trailer for Brandy and Heather Graham’s new Christmas film below…...
Brandy and Heather Graham star in the first trailer for Best. Christmas. Ever!
Here’s a synopsis: Every Christmas Jackie (Brandy) sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Graham) feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect.
Also starring in the upcoming holiday flick are Matt Cedeño, Jason Biggs, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil and Madison Skye Validum.
The film will premiere on November 16 on Netflix!
See a ranking of Netflix’s holiday movies from worst to best.
Watch the trailer for Brandy and Heather Graham’s new Christmas film below…...
- 10/24/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It wouldn’t be that time of year without a new Lifetime-looking Xmas movie to warm your heart a little bit. Is it a movie, is it a film, or is it content? It’s hard to say, but Netflix’s “Best Christmas Ever” releases globally on Netflix on November 16, and it looks a bit standard-issue, tbh.
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Directed by Mary Lambert and written by Charles Shyer and Todd Gallicano, “Best Christmas Ever” stars Heather Graham and Brandy Norwood, with a supporting cast that includes Matt Cedeño, Jason Biggs, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil, and Madison Skye Validum.
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Directed by Mary Lambert and written by Charles Shyer and Todd Gallicano, “Best Christmas Ever” stars Heather Graham and Brandy Norwood, with a supporting cast that includes Matt Cedeño, Jason Biggs, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil, and Madison Skye Validum.
Continue reading ‘Best Christmas Ever’ Trailer: Heather Graham & Brandy Norwood Star In Netflix’s New Xmas Comedy at The Playlist.
- 10/24/2023
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
A suspicious Heather Graham challenges Brandy Norwood to deliver on the Best. Christmas. Ever! in the official trailer for a new Netflix holiday movie premiering Thursday, Nov. 16.
The Yuletide premise: Every Christmas, Jackie (played by Star‘s Norwood) sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Californication‘s Graham) feel like a lump of coal. But when a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Dec. 25, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect.
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The Yuletide premise: Every Christmas, Jackie (played by Star‘s Norwood) sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Californication‘s Graham) feel like a lump of coal. But when a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Dec. 25, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect.
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- 10/24/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Brandy and Heather Graham are old college friends in the upcoming movie Best. Christmas. Ever!
The ladies are starring in the upcoming Netflix holiday movie, which debuts this holiday season, and the first look has been revealed on Wednesday (October 11).
From the looks of the first look stills, it seems we’ll also be getting a musical performance from Brandy in the movie!
Get more details and see more photos inside…
Here’s a synopsis: Every Christmas Jackie (Brandy) sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Graham) feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect.
Also starring in the upcoming holiday flick are Matt Cedeño, Jason Biggs, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil and Madison Skye Validum.
The ladies are starring in the upcoming Netflix holiday movie, which debuts this holiday season, and the first look has been revealed on Wednesday (October 11).
From the looks of the first look stills, it seems we’ll also be getting a musical performance from Brandy in the movie!
Get more details and see more photos inside…
Here’s a synopsis: Every Christmas Jackie (Brandy) sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Graham) feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect.
Also starring in the upcoming holiday flick are Matt Cedeño, Jason Biggs, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil and Madison Skye Validum.
- 10/12/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Netflix has been boasting about their film slate for 2023 after a successful 2022. The streaming giant already put out such content as Arnold, a documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as an action comedy starring the legend with Fubar. The platform pushed their additional action flicks like the newly released Heart of Stone, The Mother and Extraction 2. Award season will bring such titles as The Killer and Maestro, and now Netflix is promoting a bevy of other titles in various genres for the rest of the year.
The streamer has released a list of original films that are scheduled for the fall. You can view the full list on Tudum here.
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