Nothing seems to go right for young Kate, a
frustrated Londoner who works as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. But
things soon take a turn for the better when she meets Tom -- a handsome charmer
who seems too good to be true. As the city transforms into the most wonderful
time of the year, Tom and Kate's growing attraction turns into the best gift of
all -- a Yuletide romance.
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
Release Date: November 8, 2019
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content
Runtime: 1h 42min
Review:
Last Christmas looks and smells like a romantic comedy and for the better part of its runtime it is a wonderful one. Anyone who has been paying attention though should know to expect something a little different from Paul Fieg. Fieg directs the film with a deft hand, delivering a charming breezy film populated with incredibly likable characters. Emilia Clarke at her charming best here and ably carries the film. She's so damn loveable that it hard to take her character's disastrous life seriously. She's matched with an equally impressive Henry Golding whose character is just too good to be true. If this all sounds like basic rom com fodder it is and it isn't. Fieg and the razor sharp script have a turn that makes the film so much more than it appears at it's onset and it gives the film a much stronger message than you would have expected.
A-
