Title: Champagne Problems
Actors: Minka Kelly, Tom Wozniczka
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Writer: Mark Steven Johnson
Genre: Romance, comedy
Length: 1 hour 39 minutes
My Rating:

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Champagne Problems

Sydney Price travels to France to secure the acquisition of a renowned champagne brand before Christmas. She promised her sister that she would also have fun on the trip, because she’s always working. On her first night in Paris, Sydney visits a bookstore where she meets Henri. They have a wonderful night together. The next day, she finds out that he’s actually the son of the owner of the champagne company.

Review

I had absolutely no idea what to expect from this movie. I don’t even think I watched the trailer. But I am a simple girl: when I see a new Christmas movie, I have to watch it. And I have a lot to tell you guys.

Let’s start with the story. Technically, this could be a Hallmark movie plot. Hallmark always uses the same formula, and this movie basically follows it. Sometimes Netflix uses the same formula. But at the same time, it didn’t feel like a Hallmark movie. I actually enjoyed it a lot.

First of all, the characters are amazing. Sydney and Henri are both so likable. Henri is French, and if you’re like me and love other languages, you’ll enjoy that. My daily French lessons on Duolingo are paying off, because I could understand a little bit of it. I also have to mention two other characters who, in my opinion, completely stole the show: Roberto and Otto. If you’ve seen The Rookie, then you might recognize Skip tracer Randy, the actor (Flula Borg) plays Otto in this movie. I screamed when I saw him. I did not expect that. Otto is this weird German guy with a very dark mind, and Roberto is super rich, loves champagne, and is genuinely hilarious. He made me laugh so many times.

There were other things I loved about this movie too. The chemistry between the main characters was great. I loved that the story takes place in Paris/France, you don’t get views like that in the USA. I appreciated that Netflix actually used French actors for a half-French movie and that they actually speak French. I always love that.

Last week, I watched A Merry Little Ex-Mas on Netflix (also a new Christmas movie), and suddenly I realized how bad that movie was compared to this one. Champagne Problems was an actual good rom-com. It had all the right ingredients and never got cringey.

Overall, I really enjoyed watching this movie. I laughed so many times because of Roberto. All of the actors were great, and I think I’ll watch it again in the future.

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