"There's not quite enough charm to go around in Netflix's festive season opener A Merry Little Ex-Mas, a film that might have benefited from a release date a little closer to the big day. Maybe by then, we might have been more enveloped in the all-consuming excitement of Christmas to overlook its failings, but here in the post-Halloween, pre-Thanksgiving netherworld, there is no amount of fake snow or eggnog that can convince us to get on board."
"It's yet another one of the streamer's mechanically assembled seasonal box-tickers lead best known from the 90s/2000s, a budget of what looks like $13, some unfunny pratfalls, some city v small town tension, a visibly Canadian shoot, regressive gender roles and will probably be lapped up by the same crowd who come back every year knowing exactly what to expect."
A Merry Little Ex-Mas is a Netflix holiday romantic comedy led by Alicia Silverstone and Oliver Hudson. Kate and Everett are longtime partners attempting a 'conscious uncoupling' while staging one last family Christmas for their college-age children. The film opens with an ambitious animated sequence and leans on dated jokes, unfunny pratfalls, city-versus-small-town tension, and regressive gender roles. Production looks low-budget with an obvious Canadian shoot. The movie follows predictable seasonal-romcom beats that will appeal to viewers who seek familiar comfort but lacks enough charm and originality to fully engage broader audiences.
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