For new holiday movies.
Each year a new crop is thrown at us like we're breakable plates at a carnival. Sometimes the baseballs connect and the plates shatter, and sometimes...they just whiff. Mostly, many of the movies we watch are of the Hallmark or Lifetime variety, and you're batting .500 if they'll turn out to be good, or not.
This year, we've seen many of the Hallmark/Lifetime offerings, but a few others have intrigued us, namely a new film on Apple TV+ staring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, entitled...
Spirited
Before we watched it, I had some misgivings. Sure, the two stars are solid, bankable commodities known for their comedic skills, but it could be raunchy or anti-family or pushing some activist angle that I'd rather not be part of my holiday entertainment. Not only was it none of these things (I guess it was a little "blue"...), but it was completely entertaining and in a very unpredictable way.
First, it's a big-time musical, and the music was GOOD! I'm not the most musical-savvy guy, but I know I liked it. You may ask yourself if these two stars are singers and the answer is...once again, surprisingly yes. They're not known for their musical abilities (or dancing abilities...), but they pulled it off.
I have no idea if this will be available on platforms other than Apple. If you don't subscribe to the service and you'd like to see it, it's worth your time searching, that is, if you like unconventional Christmas stories and musicals. If you do subscribe to the service, give it a shot.
This one was a pleasant surprise. 8 our of 10 Candy Canes.
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