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If you have not yet watched the first Your Christmas or Mine movie, do not worry. This lively romantic comedy sequel from Prime Video offers the cozy familiarity of a full-length British Christmas special; perfect for watching while you argue over who gets the last Malteser in the Celebrations tub. Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk from Sex Education reprise their roles as James and Hayley, a couple in their last year of university. He comes from a wealthy background, while she is from a working-class family in Huddersfield. In the previous movie, they accidentally spent Christmas apart with each other’s families. This year, they are bringing their families together for a holiday on the ski slopes. This leads to hilarity, or rather, sitcom-style mishaps and clichés about cultural differences.
In classic Christmas movie fashion, the story begins with a mad dash to the airport as James and Hayley hurry to catch their flight. Waiting for them at the gate is James’s wealthy father (played by Alex Jennings from The Crown, who outshines the rest of the cast), accompanied by his new girlfriend, Diane (portrayed by Jane Krakowski, who basically reprises her role as a self-absorbed socialite from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). Diane is a self-help guru with a New York Times bestselling book and a tendency to drop names (such as Elon’s). Each character is portrayed in a caricatured manner: Hayley’s parents (Angela Griffin and Daniel Mays) are down-to-earth northerners, with big personalities and even bigger hearts (and they’ve packed their matching Christmas sweaters in Tesco bags).
Unfortunately, there was a comical mistake with the hotel arrangements: the Huddersfield group ended up at a luxurious 5-star Alpine resort, while the upper-class individuals found themselves in a rundown Airbnb with a goat. This led to Diane, the American girlfriend, delivering one of the most memorable lines in the film: “We’re living in the Middle Ages! What’s on the menu? The Black Death?” Aside from this, the script lacks flavor and is quite forgettable.
Source: theguardian.com
