Then it should be Leah's Perfect Gift, which premieres on 12/8. Why? Because it's based on the novella Leah's Perfect Christmas by Catherine Beck (aka Caitlin Rozakis, also the author of Dreadful, also a very important person in my life). It's the story of a nice Jewish girl who wants to get the "real Christmas experience" with her boyfriend's New England family, hilarity ensues, and she learns the important lesson that the true meaning of Christmas is Chinese food with your family.
Now, if I'm being honest, I don't actually have high hopes for the film. We only saw an interim shooting script and that had carefully removed any hint of conflict or nuance from the original book. I'm kind of expecting it to be formulaic and predictable, but entertaining. And I have on good authority that everyone involved in the production is an absolute sweetheart, so hopefully they're getting residuals.
And with that important news out of the way: Anybody got other favorite good/terrible holiday romcoms? I feel like Happiest Season might be my star-studded topper, though last year's Family Switch was a hoot.
Now, if I'm being honest, I don't actually have high hopes for the film. We only saw an interim shooting script and that had carefully removed any hint of conflict or nuance from the original book. I'm kind of expecting it to be formulaic and predictable, but entertaining. And I have on good authority that everyone involved in the production is an absolute sweetheart, so hopefully they're getting residuals.
And with that important news out of the way: Anybody got other favorite good/terrible holiday romcoms? I feel like Happiest Season might be my star-studded topper, though last year's Family Switch was a hoot.
