Romance, comedy, drama, cliche, Christmas Directed by Justin G. Dyck SummarySo, Kelsey is planning her first official wedding since she started her business. One complication, the wedding is her cousins’. That cousin is practically her sister, and they are best friends. But, family is hard and so are super mean aunts you love. Want the big catch? Someone hired a PI to investigate the groom. That PI is named Connor and is irresistibly handsome, at least to Kesley. They may or may not find dirt on him, and their time together may or may not lead to something more. Fun fact: Kelsey hated Connor in the beginning. I mean, she had a fair point: she thought he was going to ruin months of precious planning! BreakdownPlot: 20/25
It’s sort of a family tradition in my house to watch terrible Christmas movies together. I’m talking cheesy romcoms and cliche, story lines that you cannot resist. This movie made that list. It was terrible in the best way.
Predicable movies let you lay back and rest your feet on the promise of no thrills or stomach-drop moments. I love to cuddle up with three-hundred fuzzy blankets. This movie goes best with popcorn, extra butter, and some time to waste on hiding your blush from second-hand embarrassment. It made me think about the job and I think I’d enjoy being a wedding planner. There is something about being able to keep ten tabs open at once and seeing the final production like a film. Some people might see that as stressful, but it’s all just a puzzle. A really, really fun puzzle. TL;DR Yes, the movie on a general scale get’s a low C. But, for on the horrible-Christmas-movie scale I’d give a flat B.
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BreakdownPlot: 9.5/20
Characters: 15/20
Set, graphics, and CGIs: 19/20
Soundtrack: 8.5/20
Misc.: 12.5/20
= 64.5/100 I’m not the only person who gave it a low rating. BUT, overall, it was worth the watch. I absoluetly adored the first movie, and being confused put a bit of a damper on the whole thing. There are still three more “Fantastic Beast” movies to come, will you be waiting for them? Last thing, my favorite part was basically just Newt. His character (played by Eddie Redmayne) is so cute. He is always flustered and seems like a disaster, but pulls together at the end, every time. His relationship with all of his beasts is the sweetest thing. Because as Newt Scamander would say, “There is no such thing as a strange creature, only a misunderstood one.” Another line you’ll love, especially if you see the movie, comes from Leta Lestrange when she says, “Newt, you’ve never met a monster you couldn’t love.” Dodie Clark is a British singer-songwriter who started as a Youtuber. She vlogs (video-blogs) to talk about writing, music, and about her own life. She writes some pretty silly songs and parodies, but also some legitimate lyrics that I think are pretty mind-blowing. Her songs are soft and sweet, usually accompanied by her ukulele, but sometimes also her guitar or piano. Most of the music I listen to is of a similar genre, sort of on the edge of indie and lo-fi. It's relaxing to just let the chords roll over you.
Inspired by this lovely video, I created a Spotify playlist with all of the songs I could find between these four artists. I haven't stopped playing it, so I'm going to leave this here if anyone is interested :)
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