Katarina "Kate" (Emilia Clarke) survived a life saving surgery and is now a mess. She is temporarily homeless and couch surfing her remaining friends. She's bad at her job at Santa (Michelle Yeoh)'s Christmas store. She's avoiding her mother Petra (Emma Thompson). She keeps running into nice guy Tom Webster (Henry Golding).
Obviously, somebody was inspired by Mamma Mia to do another musical with a different artist. This time, it's George Michael. Emilia Clarke is being her super adorable self and this is mostly a cute single sitcom gal trying to fix her messy life. I actually like her chemistry with Michelle Yeoh the most. Emma Thompson going ethnic is a little bit off. Henry Golding is a nice guy but he doesn't have much heat with Emilia. I do like his niceness rubbing off on her. As for the reveal, I was working out two competing twists at the time and it ends up being a combination of both. I actually don't like reinterpreting the song but that's a minor sour note. In that one, the problem is that the rest of the song gets sung. All in all, Emilia's natural cuteness and the story's harmless niceness make this a cute, appealing Christmas film.
Obviously, somebody was inspired by Mamma Mia to do another musical with a different artist. This time, it's George Michael. Emilia Clarke is being her super adorable self and this is mostly a cute single sitcom gal trying to fix her messy life. I actually like her chemistry with Michelle Yeoh the most. Emma Thompson going ethnic is a little bit off. Henry Golding is a nice guy but he doesn't have much heat with Emilia. I do like his niceness rubbing off on her. As for the reveal, I was working out two competing twists at the time and it ends up being a combination of both. I actually don't like reinterpreting the song but that's a minor sour note. In that one, the problem is that the rest of the song gets sung. All in all, Emilia's natural cuteness and the story's harmless niceness make this a cute, appealing Christmas film.