A Fabled Holiday (2022) -
Playing the role of Anderson in this film, Ryan Paevey always melts me slightly, especially his gorgeous voice.
Brooke D'Orsay on the other hand just tends to annoy me in most of the films that I've seen her in. As Talia in this one she was too girly and smiley, but I assumed that she was chosen specifically for that, because the film itself was trying to be fun and even comical in its way, with a narrator and other elements, but for me it just came over as gimmicky.
What I did like was that it was an ensemble piece to some degree, without compromising on the romance of the two main leads. I got to see a variety of relationship barriers and issues being dealt with and that gave the magic a bit more depth.
That magic element was a tad daft and childish and might have been dealt with better if the whole film had been played much more comedically. Perhaps something similar to 'A Clusterfunke Christmas' (2021), which this one actually bore similarities too anyway.
Also, Talia's Dad was very odd and kind of freaked me out.
If I watched this one again, it would most likely be for Ryan alone and I would probably realise that it wasn't that good, while I still had loads of new films filling my Skybox to watch. And that's when I'd turn it off, but it was certainly acceptable for one viewing.
4.75/10.
