Synopsis
This New Year's Eve, the countdown to love is on.
Longtime friends and local radio hosts Maggie and Jack fake it as a couple for their families and listeners in hopes of getting their show syndicated.
2020 Directed by Max McGuire
Longtime friends and local radio hosts Maggie and Jack fake it as a couple for their families and listeners in hopes of getting their show syndicated.
Nochevieja en el Magnolia
So its Monday morning so y'all know what it means! Christmas garbage Netflix movie time babyyyy!
I'll going to save everyone's time in here - its as good as the poster. Okay, scratch that, the poster looks like one made for an Awards' ceremony. Its not that bad. There are some attempts to great filmmaking with the camera work and the cinematography is pretty decent, there's some interest by the filmmaker to make something that looks like a movie. Also the excitement and theatricality Steve Cumyn delivered every scene was glorious. Gloriously bad. But Glorious.
And speaking of awful? This is as dumb and cliche as one may expect. Its one of those "love stories" where even my mom figures…
I walked into the room just a few minutes after my mom had started this and had assumed this was a Hallmark/Lifetime movie but I guess if it wasn’t one of those two it makes sense it was on Netflix.
And honestly this wasn’t the worst cheesy Christmas movie ever. I’d say this was just a tick above the typical cheesy made for TV Christmas movies that flood peoples TVs this time of year. It was still bad but it wasn’t miserable.
However, I did find the male lead character particularly insufferable in this one. I get that it was the point but his decision making still made me want to go the Magnolia myself and shake him until his…
so you're telling me they crafted this whole film just for the two dads to not end up together? please. absolute trash. also maggie's acting was beyond terrible.
Cute and charming.
Loved how they did her hair there in the poster and the whole gettup toward the end there.
✨
i’m so embarrassed that i’m the first person to log this but uhhhhhhh it’s a movie...! 🥴
so predictable and cheesy but eh?
The issue with hallmark movies is that absolutely nobody ever has chemistry with anyone...like ever. Not the leads, not the supporting characters...literally gives nothing 🙄
Also, the male lead was like “ACTING!! *insert man shouting loudly dressed in period clothing for an off broadway play” and the female lead was like “eh acting is fun...i guess.” Their acting wasnt bad per se, it was just two different tones 😭.
Also, WHY DID THEY DO THAT TO HER HAIR AT THE END?!?!?
Anyways, here’s my hallmark tracker:
white people ☑️
black side character with 3 lines ☑️ (not technically but there was the one nameless/faceless black guy who was playing the piano at the beginning so i’m going to say yes)
red and green color palette ☑️
free youtube background music ☑️ (yes and it was very annoying)
enemies to lovers: ❌ friends to lovers which is 🧑🏾🍳💋
small town ☑️
Another cute netflix rom com in the books.
Jack looks eerily like this guy from this youtube channel I like and it was very distracting.
sıradan noel filmi, dışarda kar yağarken ve noeli evde patlamış mısır yiyerek geçirirken izlenir
I actually took time to write things down while watching this, so here we go:
-Pretty sure their dads are gay
-Only 534 other members have watched this as of now, and they have probably already forgot they watched it
-"Maple Hill" isn't even a hill, more like a slight slope (I dont even know why I'm mad about this one)
-Prediction: they're going to have a huge fight right before their big show then reconcile at midnight and kiss, hence "midnight at the magnolia"
-I was right
-Jack reminds me of Digger from gilmore girls and not in a good way
-Movies would be so much better if writers stopped using the "misunderstanding then fight" trope
-The bar was low for this so I'm not too disappointed
impossível comprar o cara sem palavras achando ela maravilhosa no ano novo quando ela estava com o penteado mais apavorante que eu já vi
Usually I don't watch movies that dont have people being eniolated by monsters or exploded but I ended up accidentally watched this one at Stacy's grandma's house and it made me feel both eniolated and exploded.
Começa interessante, o final sempre foi previsível, mas infelizmente a jornada se perde.
If this isn't the most Disney channel dialogue and writing I've seen Lmaoooo what a circus. Nobody talks like this. This maybe works as a cartoon with teenage or primary school main characters, but not live action grown ass adults. It's really really sad. They act like 10 year olds
PS. You can't tell me those dads aren't supposed to be an item, it was the most unnatural thing for me to see them have wives when their chemistry is incredible like bro seriously??? The giddy way they grabbed each others hands when going to search for the new year party omgggg
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