Title: A Merry Little Ex-Mas
Actors: Alicia Silverstone, Oliver Hudson, Melissa Joan Hart
Director: Steve Carr
Writer: Holly Hester
Genre: Romance, Christmas
Length: 1 hour and 31 min
My Rating:

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A Merry Little Ex-Mas

Kate and Everett are getting a divorce, although they don’t call it that, they call it a conscious uncoupling. In the week before Christmas, Kate finds out that Everett is already dating someone new. Suddenly, he actually has time for his children and Christmas activities, whereas he used to be at work all the time. This whole situation creates tension, and then Chet shows up and he’s very interested in Kate.

A Merry Little Ex-Mas

I was looking forward to this exact moment: the first new Christmas movie on Netflix. And the cast is amazing! We have Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) and Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina), who were my favorites growing up. So, I definitely had high expectations.

This movie was a mix of weirdness and fun, I guess? Some things were a bit strange, but let’s focus on what I actually liked. I loved seeing my favorite actresses, Melissa and Alicia, again, that was already a bonus. Although Melissa’s role is very small, Alicia plays Kate, one of the main characters. She’s kind of jealous that her soon-to-be ex-husband has already found a new girlfriend. I could definitely see the chemistry between Kate and Everett.

The story was nice, though it kind of reminded me of a Hallmark movie. It was like a mix of a Hallmark Christmas movie and a slightly more polished Christmas movie, if that makes sense. I enjoy Hallmark movies sometimes, but let’s be honest — most of them are a bit weird and always follow the same story. They often give off low-budget vibes, but I think this one was a little better than that. Plus, there were a few genuinely beautiful moments.

The reason I didn’t love the movie was because of the weirdness Nigel and Chet brought. Nigel is English, so he must be a Harry Potter fan, but that was a little too much for me. And Chet was a bit odd too. Honestly, it didn’t make sense that Kate would actually date him.

So overall, it was just an okay movie for me. I’m not sure if I’d watch it again. Most Netflix Christmas movies are a miss, I mean, I’ll still watch them and kind of enjoy them, but I wouldn’t watch them twice. That said, I did like Holidate, Love Hard, and maybe one or two others. I’m just hoping they release one really good Christmas movie that I can watch over and over again.

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