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Christmas on the Square

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

2020

Debbie Allen

Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Treat Williams, Jenifer Lewis ...

4.1

80

Musical An embittered "Scrooge" of a woman plans to sell her small town, regardless of the consequences to the people who live there.

	Author	Review
United States	Brett White Decider	"The down home musical moment we’ve been missing this holiday season."	POS
United States	Caroline Framke Variety	"[It] brings together a consciously inclusive cast to sing with aggressive sincerity about the joys of Christmas, hope and faith"	POS
United States	Wesley Morris The New York Times	"The songs aren’t Parton gold. They’re not even Parton bronze. What they are, though, is committed to the task at hand: some percentage of wit, wisdom and attitude"	NEU
United States	Petrana Radulovic Polygon	"The majority of the songs are fun and keep the plot moving (...) Thank you, Dolly, for injecting some shiny holiday magic into this dreary winter season"	POS
United Kingdom	Gabriella Geisinger Digital Spy	"The titular queen (and she is a queen) can do everything, it seems, but make a really good Christmas movie. Or even a passable one"	NEG
Ireland	Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"[It] might be too nicey nice and trite for some. But musical lovers will adore it"	NEU
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"It’s a bright, breezy showcase for veteran director and choreographer Debbie Allen and for Christine Baranski, who has plenty of fun as the Regina (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"[It will] leave you smiling and maybe even a little teary-eyed (...) 'Christmas on the Square' wants nothing more than to make you feel cozy, safe and warm (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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