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Baking Spirits Bright

  • TV Movie
  • 2021
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
307
YOUR RATING
Baking Spirits Bright (2021)
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Mira Varma will do everything it takes to protect the core and heart of the family fruitcakes company she loves.Mira Varma will do everything it takes to protect the core and heart of the family fruitcakes company she loves.Mira Varma will do everything it takes to protect the core and heart of the family fruitcakes company she loves.

  • Director
    • Aubrey Arnason
  • Writers
    • Ali Spuck
    • Casie Tabanou
  • Stars
    • Rekha Sharma
    • Dion Johnstone
    • Aadila Dosani
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    307
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Aubrey Arnason
    • Writers
      • Ali Spuck
      • Casie Tabanou
    • Stars
      • Rekha Sharma
      • Dion Johnstone
      • Aadila Dosani
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rekha Sharma
    Rekha Sharma
    • Mira Varma
    Dion Johnstone
    Dion Johnstone
    • Brady Phillips
    Aadila Dosani
    Aadila Dosani
    • Manisha Varma
    Praneet Akilla
    Praneet Akilla
    • Jay Varma
    Manoj Sood
    Manoj Sood
    • Avinash Varma
    Nimet Kanji
    Nimet Kanji
    • Vani Varma
    Riun Garner
    Riun Garner
    • Finn Webber
    Ryan S Williams
    Ryan S Williams
    • Tim Bradbury
    • (as Ryan Williams)
    Reese Alexander
    Reese Alexander
    • Trevor Phillips
    Stephanie Cudmore
    • Rachel
    Cheyenne Rouleau
    Cheyenne Rouleau
    • Delia
    Lachlan Quarmby
    Lachlan Quarmby
    • The Dare Guy
    • Director
      • Aubrey Arnason
    • Writers
      • Ali Spuck
      • Casie Tabanou
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    10kristendbush

    So Refreshing!

    Excellent movie. It's so refreshing to see a Christmas movie with a South Asian family and lead. Loved the family dynamic. They were funny, playful, irreverent without being stereotypical--felt like my family. Also loved all the cultural references and learning about the Kerala cake. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, I don't agree that the couple did not have chemistry. It's just a different stage of life kind of love--which I enjoyed. It's a more mature kind of love, where you appreciate that they are stable as much as the fact that they are cute. Frankly, I found it refreshing to see them fall in love in the small details and quiet moments. So refreshing. Great job cast! Watched it again for the 2nd year in a row.
    6Jackbv123

    Same but different

    This is another save the family business movie. Bring in a corporate big shot to do the marketing. Mira has to help bring Brady up to speed on what the business is about. Other siblings want a different life than the family business. All these things are common tropes.

    Somehow the way it was done felt different. The Christmas baking trope is fruitcake since that's the family business.

    Some things didn't seem to flow right for me. The chemistry between Rekha Sharma as Mira and Dion Johnstone as Brady was OK, maybe a B-. The way they were thrown together felt forced. Mira falling off the ladder was forced. Having their hands touch was forced. And Nani was mentioned way too much.

    Ages of the actors was a distraction. Sharma can look younger than her age, but her real age is only 9 years less than her screen father, and 8 years less than her screen mother. Even the age she looks, Mira is going to be having biological children. For the traditional Indian family this is supposed to be, it's amazing that none of the 3 siblings has started a family yet especially the way they are all talking about carrying on the business.

    For those who care about such things, there is a gay male romance developing. Some will say yay, and some nay, but it's there.
    2skpn123

    Lead female is very unlikeable

    Rekha Sharma is just not an actor able to represent change and growth in a character without coming across as grating and obnoxious. No chemistry with Dion Johnstone at all and I just could not get into this film. Representing women in this fashion is beyond insulting and irritating.....

    The Christmas cake theme could have been fun instead it was irritating to the max.
    3sas091501

    Not bad

    It was not bad my issue us with a review being allowed to stay up when it is homophobic. Other reviews made by same reviewer indicate the same thing. Thus is not acceptable.
    5film_grrrl

    No Chemistry

    The concept of trying to make Christmas fruitcake cool again is a terrific script concept, and they make the most of it, but the minor characters are minor and unidimensional and make the storyline thin, and Miss Sharma (who tries really hard) has no chemistry with the male lead. Her comment about what she'd teach her child - when that happens - seems a bit odd for a woman who is at least in her mid-40s. While the film has some original aspects, execution is often contrived and awkward, and Miss Sharma's talent is wasted.

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      Aired in the UK as 'love and cakes at Christmas'

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Love and Cakes at Christmas
    • Filming locations
      • Langley, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • BRB Pictures
      • Nicely Entertainment
      • Principle Productions
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      1 hour 25 minutes
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      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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