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Starts off pretty well, with some fun and surprising observations regarding the basic premise of the film. The first half works well as a drama, a sci-fi and an adventure film. But the film starts to meander during the second half and it all becomes quite aimless and pointless. A real shame, because the potential to be something more was clearly there.
Paris, I Love You
A rather tepid Christmas film from Payne. I'm not his biggest fan, I like my comedies a bit sharper and a tad more overt, but his films rarely dip below a certain level. There were moments in The Holdovers where I felt Payne should've done better though, unless he truly aimed to make a cheesy Christmas flick. So yeah, guess how this film ends. The dialogues aren't too bad and there is some fun wordplay going on, but apart from that, it's all very dusty and predictable. The characters were rather boring, while the drama felt stiff and repetitive. Performances were okay, but nobody was excelling either. A very middling film, stretched way too thin.Read all
