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Doctor who last christmas blu-ray revie11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fans of George Michael will likely enjoy the several tunes, many from his deep catalog, that are interspersed throughout the film, plus a cameo by Wham! member Andrew Ridgeley. Michelle Yeoh is hilarious as the shopkeeper Santa (not her real name), an immigrant from China who loves the Christmas holiday just a little too much. Henry Golding is a delight and very charming as the mysterious Tom. Emma Thompson is also terrific as the eccentric and very unhappy mother who misses being able to care for her two daughters who have left the nest. He does pull some great performances out of his cast, making a rather plain-looking Emila Clarke into a likeable yet self-destructive young woman who needs to work out some issues both with herself and her family. I kind of feel bad for director Paul Feig, who seems to have hit a rough patch since Ghostbusters. If you have ever viewed any of the hundreds of holiday movies produced for those three outlets, Last Christmas is going to feel extremely familiar, but the twist that comes during the third act is both unexpected and comes almost out of nowhere. Taking George Michael’s popular Christmas song as inspiration, Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings (with some help from Greg Wise) have fashioned a romantic comedy that, unfortunately, feels too much like a much more expensive Hallmark, Lifetime, or even Netflix Christmas movie with a more impressive production design and familiar faces. ![]()
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