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Last Christmas

Last Christmas

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 2019

Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster occurs after she accepts work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, after she meets Tom there, her life takes a new turn.

Movie details

Last Christmas

“Who doesn't have a little Christmas baggage?”

2019 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster occurs after she accepts work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, after she meets Tom there, her life takes a new turn.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Paul Feig

Written by

Emma Thompson · Bryony Kimmings · Greg Wise

Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke

Kate Andrich

Henry Golding

Henry Golding

Tom Webster

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Santa

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Petra Andrich

Lydia Leonard

Lydia Leonard

Marta Andrich

Boris Isaković

Boris Isaković

Ivan Andrich

Rebecca Root

Rebecca Root

Dr. Addis

Court is in session

Put Last Christmas on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.