mariannemayer

The series is really fun to watch and a nice escape from everyday life. And Paris is beautiful of course, as well as the outfits of the protagonists, if you´re into that. Emily´s French colleagues are hilarious, especially her boss.

There are many clichés about France and French people. But as I have lived in France as an expat I have to say, there is some truth to these clichés and they made me laugh. So if you have spent a lot of time in France, you will probably find the series funnier.

However, there was a factual error that I find unnecessary and bothered me since I lived and traveled at the Southern coast of France. They didn´t film the trip to St. Tropez in St. Tropez, but in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, which is around an hour´s drive from St. Tropez and looks quite different. The hotel they stayed in even had "Cap Ferrat" as part of it´s name, and I have been to the beach where they visited a restaurant. But this won´t bother you if you´ve not been to the area and the Southern coast of France is beautiful, no matter where you go.

So if you like shows featuring culture clash, comedy, beautiful places and romantic entanglements, you will enjoy this. Even more so if you´re into fashion, but it´s also a fun watch if you´re not.

I really enjoyed the first movie and this sequel is even more fun. A young British couple and their very different families spend Christmas in a ski ressort in the Austrian Alps and chaos ensues. The mountain setting in Tyrol is beautiful and it´s a hilarious feel-good movie that doesn´t take itself too seriously. And neither should you if you decide to watch it, it´s not an Odcar contender, just a good-natured Christmas movie for the whole family. I think it doesn´t deserve the 1-star ratings and I had a blast watching it, that´s why I´m writing this review. I liked that they also cast some Austrian actors instead of Brits or Americans imitating the accent or pretending to speak German, which they do in many other movies. I admit I´m a bit biased as an Austrian and because the movie features one of my favourite local actors from "The Counterfeiters", Karl Markovics. But I think you will also enjoy this culture- and class-clash comedy with some laugh-out-loud scenes. It will leave you with a smile on your face.