A Sudden Case of Christmas (2024) YTS

Reviewed by r96sk 7 / 10

It loses steam as it goes on, though

It loses steam as it goes on, though 'A Sudden Case of Christmas' is fairly good. The cast are the big draw. Danny DeVito is obviously the main man, I always enjoy watching him. The likes of Andie MacDowell and Lucy DeVito are alright alongside the aforementioned, though it's Antonella Rose that is the star overall - a strong performance from the youngster. Adrian Dunbar has a small but memorable role, even if he is too good an actor for such a bit part. It's not the most Christmassy of movies, despite the title. That's to be expected given how the story unfolds in fairness, but definitely something to be aware of if you're planning to watch this for the first time as part of your core festive viewing. It was released at Xmas time, but honestly a summer release would've been more fitting; à la the plot. What's there, though, is perfectly watchable and the Italian surroundings look grand, at least. It only lasts for around 90 minutes, I admittedly did feel it drag a bit towards the end. More meat on the bones would've helped, the finale could've been something more interesting than what we get with the four-legged fella. All in all, I consider this narrowly passable. 7/10.

Reviewed by blanche-2 5 / 10

So-so Christmas film

This is a remake of an Italian film, Improvvisamente Natale.Lucy Devito and Wilmer Valdarrama are Abbie and Jacob Randall. Though they normally visit her father (Danny Devito) in Italy over Christmas, this year they show up in August.The reason? They're separating and want Gramps to break it to their precocious daughter Claire (Antonella Rose). She's very good but because of her character being in therapy, she talks like a 40-year-old college professor.Claire is way ahead of them - she's figured it out - and requests one last family Christmas there in the Dolomites. This means her father's parents also have to make the trip.The scenery is breathtaking, and it's really the star.Despite the presence of DeVito, it lacks the hilarity usually associated with him.There's a lovely message, and it's a decent family film, but it's no great shakes and doesn't feel all that Christmassy.

Reviewed by carlosleyequienabarca 6 / 10

The idea is great but the execution was the most flawed I have seen for a while

The whole theme is great, and it sort of hit me because I felt similar as Claire when I was 7, last of the "classic" family christmas I had with the whole family, after which my mom took me away and christmas, my favorite time of the year, was never the same, so yeah, I felt the beginning... BUT...The characters lack consistency, the writing is abysmal, and the only actors that are actually believable are Danny, ofc, and Claire, the rest feel off, and as I said there is no consistencyThe character development is done so badly, they literally don't know how to write it, and some actions the characters randomly take are just dumb or out of the blue, there is no build up to some of the decisions.

A Sudden Case of Christmas

2024

Comedy / Family

A Sudden Case of Christmas

2024

Comedy / Family

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It loses steam as it goes on, though

So-so Christmas film

The idea is great but the execution was the most flawed I have seen for a while

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