Thoughts:
I'm happy to say that I enjoyed it, and not least because of the
fantastic, mind-blowing visual 4K upscale that the HDR10+ and Dolby Vision
provides. The film is ridiculous and easy going, doesn't go for broke on any
particular count, but is still completely satisfying from an enjoyable Sunday
afternoon perspective.
Brad and Dusty are now getting along just fine working well
enough together as any co-parents would. In comes their two fathers for the
holidays and, Dusty's father Kurt being the self-obsessed ladies’ man that he
is, books an Airbnb for the whole family to trip to and enjoy in the last week
leading up to Christmas Day. Naturally, everything goes wrong and a variety of
mishaps generally involving Brad enduring a significant amount of pain both
physical and financial, and inevitably bringing up emotional trauma both
current and previous, threaten to waylay the entire holiday season.
I admittedly find it funny. I really enjoy when Will
Ferrell's character Brad loses control of the ice thresher, and in a thoroughly
inspired bit of directing and slapstick, decimates the entire house’s lighting
display, clotheslines his ageing father (John Lithgow), and ultimately cops a
rooftop Santa freeze to the head for the second time. I find the movie flows
evenly and has no real problems, because it's so good-natured and inoffensive.
It really helps that the film books fantastic as well. Like,
you don't even understand how much it improves this whole thing- it just
looks so Christmassy that it almost hurts. I'll happily watch it again this Christmas!
6/10
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