"Like Netflix, it also has more than enough tinnily made Hallmark ripoffs (step forward, Tyler Perry's Finding Joy), but it's also aiming a little higher with Oh. What. Fun. It's a more robustly made attempt to recall something we used to see on the big rather than small screen with a cast to match, a starry cross between Home Alone and The Family Stone with an all-new soundtrack from some unusually upper-tier artists."
"Given the low budget and even lower ambition of the genre, it's easy to be blinded by the names attached. The film is directed by Michael Showalter, the trusted hand behind films like The Big Sick, Wet Hot American Summer and The Idea of You! It stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Felicity Jones, Jason Schwartzman, Danielle Brooks and Chloe Grace Moretz! There are new songs from Fleet Foxes, Gwen Stefani and Sharon Van Etten, among others!"
The film Oh. What. Fun. is a higher-budget Amazon attempt at a big-screen-style holiday comedy with a cast including Michelle Pfeiffer, Felicity Jones, Jason Schwartzman, Danielle Brooks and Chloe Grace Moretz. Michael Showalter directs and the soundtrack features new songs from Fleet Foxes, Gwen Stefani and Sharon Van Etten. The production aims for a starry, Home Alone–meets–The Family Stone tone but falls short of delivering genuine fun. The central premise is described as nifty, yet the film feels engineered to support retail marketing, with promotional tie-ins overshadowing storytelling. The result is a polished but ultimately hollow seasonal picture.
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