Holidate

 

Holidate is a holiday themed romantic comedy starting Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey and Kristin Chenoweth. When two strangers meet after horrible Christmas experiences and express similarities of being tired of being single on holidays; they agree to be each other's platonic dates for all holiday functions for the foreseeable future. 

Even though the plot was a bit played out giving me No Strings Attached or Friends With Benefits vibes, I still thought that it was fun and engaging. The script was funny and moved the story along well also giving a good full circle moment at the end.

The acting from the entire cast was great. Kristin Chenoweth brought a good amount of the comedy as Aunt Susan, a young at heart serial dater. Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey brought the great chemistry as Sloane and Jackson, singles tired of the pressures of dating during the holiday, looking for a less complicated relationship and in the end potentially finding more than what either of them bargained for. The character development wasn't great but okay enough to where I could connect to and root for some of the characters. There was even a descent about of diversity amongst the cast which I appreciated.

If you are looking for a more mature holiday movie that is smooth moving, light hearted, and funny then this one is definitely worth checking out.