I enjoyed seeing ethnic actors for a change. The movie plot was fun. The acting was acceptable. I just don't understand why directors think a Christmas movies have to have constant music. It's like they had a closet full of soundtracks and decided to put a movie to it. It never stopped. Sometimes it was low enough in the background but most of the time it competed with the dialog. It's intrusive. If you have a good script you don't need all that music. Though it follows the formula of all Christmas romance movies, it was an interesting time getting there. Just wish I could suggest to all producers of Christmas movies to stop the music.

Genuinely loved this movie.

Yes there's still the overarching themes you find in all of these Christmas films, but there were spins that genuinely left me excited to add this to my yearly watch.

1) The boss. Comedy chops were 10/10. Absolute scene-stealer.

2) The storyline of a Pakistani man participating in Christmas with a platonic female friend + her fam felt like a true depiction of my best friend. I never get to see his background represented in these so I was over the moon.

3) Female lead was so fun to watch. I loved the Bonnie character too!

4) Male lead is making me rethink the platonic part of my friendship with my aforementioned bestie because have you seen Faud Ahmed's dreamy face?!