All the Christmas films I’ve watched so far give us warmth and embrace us with the holidays festivities. This year Netflix presented us with “Holidate” starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey.
” Why does the next girlfriend always have to be younger and hotter”
Sloane (Holidate)
It is a movie about Sloane (Roberts) and Jackson (Bracey) who are single for a very long time. They accidently meet in a mall during Christmas and indulge in a conversation about Holidate – which means having a date only for the holidays. They start doing that for all the holidays like New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s day and Halloween. Till halloween they have started to develop feelings for each other but are not able to express it. Jackson tells her his feelings but she thought he was just being sympathetic and at Christmas Sloane publicly expresses her love for him.
Throughout the movie Sloane seems very irritating in every way. The first words which come out her mouth are “Fucking Holidays” and from that we can sense the tone of the film. This movie falls in the rom-com category but it fails to provide either of them. And it’s just a jumble of both and in a very terrible way.
The poster and the trailer seemed very positive but the movie didn’t give that quality of humor. So we can always watch the classic’s and spend our holidays.
I feel 2020 is Vikrant’s year. He did good work in Dolly Kitti Aur woh Chamakte Sitare, then even in Cargo he did a good job, and now with Ginny weds Sunny. He even has Mirzapur Season 2 in his pipeline. It seems this is his year to shine. We have seen him in many various roles and here he seems to be super let out and chilled.
So now about the movie, it’s super predictable. Boys like the girl, but she’s in love with another guy but then she starts falling for the boy and then after a lot of hiccups they get married and everyone is happy.
Yami and Vikrant did a good job. But their chemistry is not that pleasing to our eyes. It can also like so because Vikrant is seen in these types of fun roles like this. Yami as always is awesome and truly fit for the role. The role of Sunny could be more audience appealing if played by Ayushmann Khurrana or Rajkumar Rao.
The loving thing about this movie is the supportive families of both the sides. No matter how spoit the children are, the parents always supported them. There is a “I know my daughter well” mum who wants her daughter to get settled and have a family.
This movie can be described as Jab We Met but 10 times less fun and way too boring. This movie has some sloppy scenes which were not at all needed in the first place. It seemed they were trying way too hard to push the movie after the interval.
This movie can only be seen if you are a Yami or Vikrant fan. Or else it can be very boring to watch the whole film even when you just want to pass your time during the lockdown.
Cast – Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Jimmy O. Yang, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Lisa Lu
Directed By – Jon M. Chu
Produced By – John Penotti, Nina Jacobson, Bradford Simpson
Storyline
Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. She’s also surprised to learn that Nick’s family is extremely wealthy and he’s considered one of the country’s most eligible bachelors. Thrust into the spotlight, Rachel must now contend with jealous socialites, quirky relatives and something far, far worse — Nick’s disapproving mother.
The movie also throws some humour with family scenes of Awkwafina and Jimmy O. Yang, and these scenes are very smart and breezy. It focuses on the equal footing of a couple in a marriage and far more concerned with mutual happiness with all the wealth in between them.When you are feeling low and unlucky with zero feelings about falling in love again, this movie will just get back on track.
“I am not leaving because…. I think I’m not enough – maybe for the first time in my life I Know I Am”
-Rachel Chu
Our Views
In this movie, it focuses on the importance of family. It is a romantic film rich in emotion and very Asian at its core. It shows a wealthy Chinese-American dynasty which enjoys a lavish lifestyle and on hand and on the other hand it shows a single mother and her daughter. The movie is shot in Singapore and with various scenes with beautiful locations.
The movie starts with Kizie Basu played by Sanjana Sanghi and she narrates about her life in Jamshedpur and her thyroid cancer. And then comes the bubbly and extrovert Immanuel Rajkumar Junior played by Sushant Singh Rajput. Immanuel (Manny) has a false leg. He promises his friend JP that he will finish the film and release it if anything happens to him as he is suffering from eye cancer and has already lost one eye and could lose another eye too.
It starts with Manny nagging Kizie to work with him in a film with his friend JP and then that nagging turns to a friendship and then love. Kizie suggests to Manny a song which he initially hates but then he grows to love it. But the song is incomplete, they find the writer and to meet him they decide to go to Paris.
But before they could go Kizie’s health deteriorates and she is hospitalized. After that setback they go to Paris where they meet the writer, Abhimanyu Veer (Saif Ali Khan) but he couldn’t complete the song for them. In Paris, Manny confesses to Kizie that he has been detected with cancer and at last stage. It is very heartbreaking for Kizie.
They return back to India and Manny’s health starts taking a toll. He asks Kizie and JP to write eulogy for him while he’s alive so he could listen to them. Manny dies and leaves a letter for Kizie. It contains the complete song which with the help of Saif Ali Khan Manny leaves for Kizie
“Janam kab lena hai aur marna kab hai yeh hum decide nehi kar sakte, lekin kaise jeena hai woh toh hum decide kar sakte hai”
Our Views
Being the last movie of Sushant Singh Rajput and his fan following it is already a hit. And also the book already had catched a lot of teenage fans. I remember when I was young I read the book and was so much lovestruck with Augustus Waters and his personality. And I literally cried at the end of the book.
This movie catches and hits a part of your heart and leaves an impression. It is a combination of comedy and romance. It already has an IMBd rating of 10/10 on the first day itself.
At one point Manny tells Kizie that love makes everything okay. He then uses the word “Seri”, which confuses Kizie. She then asks him what the word “Seri” actually means. He then tells that “Seri” is actually a Tamil word that means ‘okay’. She then decides to make “Seri” their ‘secret word’, a word that will help them remember that everything will be okay in life.
“Seri, Kizie Basu?
Seri, Immanuel Rajkumar Junior”
This film gives a message to face death with a smiling face. In the end when JP and Kizie reads their eulogy for Manny that is the most emotional heart touching scene. And it leaves everyone tear eyed till the end. Manny will always be special to you and me, as it will be the last time we will see the stunning Sushant on screen, telling us a new story.
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