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Four Christmases and a Wedding (2017)
Cute idea but lacking substance
These movies succeed because they are formulaic and make you feel all warm and fuzzy. Unfortunately I didn't get those feels because I couldn't connect with Arielle Kibble in the lead role of Chloe.
Arielle is a beautiful woman; however, her performance didn't seem to be coming from a sincere place. I wasn't invested in her character as a result.
Her overacting was distracting and resulted in little chemistry between the two leads (central point of these movies).
Corey Sevier played his part well, especially when you consider how little he was getting back from the leading lady. The rest of the cast were good and the scenery was simply gorgeous.
Overall, there seemed to be too much focus on trivial events and not enough fleshing out of the main characters and plot. The idea was nice, but it got lost amongst the frills at the writing table.
9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
Entertaining
Wow, lots of negative Nancy reviewers on here! This show isn't going to expand your grey matter; but, it does achieve what it sets out to do.....entertain! Don't judge an entire series on one pilot episode. They have crammed as much as possible into that first episode to set the premise and introduce the characters and their backstories. As the series progresses, the layers of each character are slowly peeled back and the show takes on more of a formulaic emergency drama. Yes there is an obvious push on diversity; however, the characters aren't just tokens. I've only watched six episodes thus far and have enjoyed the dialogue coloured with one liners from mostly Captain Strand (Rob Lowe's character). I'm keen to see where the writers take us.