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Holidate

2020

John Whitesell

Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Frances Fisher, Kristin Chenoweth ...

4.8

3,062

Romance. Comedy The pic, which is being produced by Wonderland’s McG and Mary Viola, follows Sloane (Roberts) and Jackson (Bracey), both of whom hate the holidays! Their enduring singledom leaves them subject to the judgment of their meddling family members or stuck with clingy, awkward dates on each festive occasion. When these two meet, they pledge to be each other’s plus-ones for each holiday celebration over the course of the year.

	Media	Author	Review
		Natalia Winkelman The New York Times	"Noxious (...) The leads are less acerbic than annoying"
		Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times	"In such troubled times, one supposes there’s comfort to be found in the lack of adventurousness of 'Holidate,' but it’s like opening the same present again and again."
		Lisa Kennedy Variety	"Pleasantly diverting (...) How much 'Holidate' delights will depend on whether you take a rooting interest in these presumptive beloveds (...)
		Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut	"Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey are deserving of a much better film than 'Holidate', a predictable seasonal stocking filler with no surprises under the tree (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"[Roberts and Bracey] have real chemistry, but this formulaic romance never dares to try anything new."
		Brett White Decider	"Holidate proves that Netflix can do way more than just bang out the kind of fluffy Christmas comedies you see on cable"
		Robyn Bahr The Hollywood Reporter	"A fun concept trapped inside a broad and retrograde movie."
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"An excruciatingly cheesy, hopelessly dated, profoundly unfunny and tone-deaf romantic comedy (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Nell Minow rogerebert.com	"'Holidate' does not have a single authentic moment, appealing character, or genuine laugh (...) Rating: ½★ (out of 4)"
		Proma Khosla Mashable	"A silly, sexy good time (...) Roberts and Bracey's chemistry carries the film, even selling the highly questionable subplot"

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