Movie

Holiday Engagement

2011 · 92 min

A cozy, predictable holiday comfort watch full of family bickering, mild embarrassment and gentle sparks that resolve warmly.

Overview: Thirty-something Hillary Burns has spent her life trying to get the approval of her parents, in the shadow of her more successfully-attached siblings. So when Hillary's fiance, workaholic lawyer Jason King, dumps her because she isn't willing to relocate for his potential promotion, she panics because she had been promising to bring him home to meet her expectant family, whom she does not want to let down! As a last-minute idea, her best friend Sophie convinces her to actually hire someone to "play the role" of Jason for her return home on Thanksgiving.. leading to an interesting combination of sparks & revelations for all involved.
How it feels: Warm, light, romantic and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Love, family, deception, identity
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
deception
identity
parenthood
Places: single country house
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild