The Christmas Break
Published December 28, 2024
Film info
- Title The Christmas Break
- Director Prarthana Mohan
- Year 2023
- Run time 1hr 39m
- Genres Romance, Comedy
- Tagline Sometimes what you want isn't what you need
A married couple travel from Chicago to spend Christmas with the wife’s family in a small town in Ireland. This is a holiday which will test their patience—and their marriage.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:09 | Christmas karaoke must surely be the worst! |
| 7:10 | He’s like ‘four years, really?’ Like that’s hard to imagine. |
| 10:53 | Of all the languages to try out, Irish must be a very tricky one. |
| 16:58 | He’s being so nice to the family! What a catch. |
| 22:49 | I didn’t realise there was a Gaelic football. So many versions of football! |
| 24:52 | “Yea, it definitely doesn’t sound like it’s going to be the end of your marriage.” Harsh! |
| 37:30 | Get them sweets, he says, like that’s not a recipe for disaster. |
| 38:07 | Dog leads for the kids, love it. |
| 50:59 | I think I see where this is going and I’m already disappointed. |
| 58:59 | Cute he’s acting scared of heights when the filming is quite clearly on the ground. |
| 1:08:49 | “Would it make you feel better, if I pestered you?” Nice mum. |
| 1:22:35 | The sexism around this football match has me fuming. |
| 1:24:38 | Totally on his side. She’s flipping and flopping all over the place. |
Thoughts
I mostly watched this because Justin Long was in it, and they were going back to Ireland which of course means lots of brilliant accents. I enjoyed that part of it but oof, it was not good. Of course the woman didn’t want kids but had to change her mind by the end, because not having kids is not a valid choice, is it? Infuriating. The whole thing around the football was similarly rage-inducing. And our main couple were all over the place in their relationship, like they were speaking completely different languages. Annoying. Avoid this one, I reckon.
Rating: 1 / 5
