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Happiest Season

2020

Clea Duvall

Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Alison Brie ...

5.7

2,057

Comedy. Romance A young woman with a plan to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

	Author	Review
United States	Christina Cauterucci Slate	"For all the familiar joys and comforts this holiday movie provides, its commentary on the agony of living in the closet, or loving someone who is, stakes out some entirely new territory."	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"Another step toward genuine inclusiveness. 'Happiest Season' takes a risky step in that direction, but the lingering aftertaste is sweet, not bitter."	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"An entertaining attempt to add queerness to a traditionally straight subgenre (...) there’s also a level of nuance and grit that one wouldn’t usually expect from something quite so festive (...) Rating: ★★★★ (sobre 5)"	POS
United States	Jude Dry IndieWire	"A shiny holiday comedy which is by all accounts indistinguishable from the rest save for one little detail: It’s gay!"	NEU
United States	Caroline Siede AV Club	"Before a film can break the queer holiday rom-com mold, someone has to set it up first. And Happiest Season is a welcome starting point."	POS
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"It really is the most wonderful time of the year when a queer romance, dressed up as a mainstream romp, can make the season bright just by existing"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A sweet antidote to the current bitterly divided climate (...) DuVall deserves credit for depicting conservatives without demonizing them for their attitudes"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Clea DuVall displays a deft touch with actors and a way to keep a rom-com light but true"	POS
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"A real delight, a vibrant and winsome little picture that actually does live up to all of its initial promise."	POS
United Kingdom	Gabriella Geisinger Digital Spy	"A perfect Christmas rom-com (...) Kristen Stewart manages to keep her trademark smouldering energy and rework it into soft, endearing charm. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ella Kemp Empire	"An ode to impossible expectations, pride, bravery and loyalty, Happiest Season wraps up everything you could want for Christmas in a neat, thoughtful little bow (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Natalie Zutter Den of Geek	"The kind of sweet, poignant, funny film you’ll want to rewatch every December."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Happiest Season is exciting, although perhaps less as a festive romcom than as a sign of things to come: stories that centre queer experiences (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Sara Stewart New York Post	"The highest-wattage cast by far (...) It’s nice to see a mainstream rom-com that doesn’t shy away from smooching between its female leads (...) Tonally, it can move from broad hijinks to high emotion a little too quickly. But it also delivers wonderfully heartfelt moments (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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