Home for Christmas

I don't like leaving programmes half-watched, so I stuck it out, but it didn't get any better. This was pretty dire. Some stupid bits like the irritating guy shouting bananas on the beach during the prospective employees interviews. Would a company actually employ someone like that?! I didn't really care what happened. A lot of the acting was awful too. I have typed six lines in my review, and cannot believe that it won't be accepted because it is too short! Karl Davies wasn't bad, I remember when he was a child and was first in Emmerdale, which I watched as my mum watched it, so when I visited I had no choice!

This is a classic romcom written from a Word '97 template, with all the inventiveness of a bank teller on Valium. Imagine every romcom ever made, except that the actors are less good than usual. Basically a long series of clichés, cheesy and predictable. An exercise in box ticking of worn-out narrative devices.

There are a couple of elderly characters who appear briefly and briefly awake the spectator from their slumber, but it's really too little to love. The setting in Brighton could have at least supplied some nice backdrops, but it's way underused.

I can't believe that, at the time of writing this film has a score of 7.2. Seriously people, this is one hour and a half of your life that you used to watch this. Do you really ask so little from your movies?

What a very good looking cast on this film. As well as the director who looks very gorgeous. I really enjoyed watching this film and it gave me a lovely, heart warming feel when viewing. Can't wait for more of Jamie's films to be released so I can watch these masterpieces!

Different from the normal story line that is every Christmas movie. Ok it is clearly still girl gets man and vice versa but not the same corny line. Well acted and a sweet movie. Made a change from the crop of Christmas movies that are all the same. This one felt like it was a much more realistic scenario without elves and Santa etc. Definitely worth a watch. It is however a very English type movie and for that reason it may not appeal to all. If you like movies such as 4 weddings and a funeral then this one is definitely one for you. It even references it on occasions. It is the type of movie that puts a smile on your face.

Where to start?! It's great to see British movies but here the story is fine at best, the essence is there but lacks any real punch. The directing is dreadful, all the dialogue is hammy, in mere moments films like The Princess Bride (however cheesy) can make you believe in love, but here I never bought into it. The actors are very capable seeing them in wonderful drama's like Skins and Game Of Thrones, so I can only put the lack of emotion down to bad direction and bad writing. The conversation never flows. Everyone only ever speaks in single sentences and never with any conviction. It's such a frustrating movie that I'd like to love but is lacking a heart. As a side note, the person that did the subtitles on Amazon Prime must have been totally disinterested in this movie too, as half the time the subtitles just say "mumbling" when it's clear to tell what the actors are saying.