My first Christmas movie of the year was a rom-com. However, this ain’t your usual big city moving to a small town story. We’re robbing the rich, baby.
Sophie and Nick are both two people who have been wronged by the system. Sophie’s mom was impregnated by her boss, Sterling, and then fired. They had moved to the states before her mom got sick and then had to move back to England due to medical bills. Likewise, Nick was hired by Sterling to revamp his security system. Sterling framed Nick for breaking in after completing that system so his insurance would payout for his “stolen” goods and he could double up. Nicks marriage ended due to this and his ex is iffy on letting him continue to be around their daughter.
Nick and Sophie end up teaming up to commit a heist that keeps getting more and more complicated. At the end of the day they end up teaming up with Sterlings wife to break into his safe and put his stolen goods in there. Then when Sterling hears that it was broken into he brings the police and is caught when they see the jewelry he used for insurance fraud. Everyone else gets their happy ending and a Merry Christmas was had by all.
This is categorized as a romcom although I wouldn’t say I laughed at anything. I also didn’t really see much chemistry between the two protagonists and it felt shoehorned in there. You definitely need to suspend your belief on how the heists play out, but it’s mostly enjoyable. I’d get nervous throughout which is a good sign that I was invested. Overall it was an enjoyable mix-up of your average Netflix Christmas rom-com.
Rating: 523/1000
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