- On Netflix's 2022 "Fall for Christmas," was the streaming
platform's most buzz-worthy holiday release of the year. Which became a full-blown
trending topic in May, when we found out it
would star Lindsay Lohan. Making a comeback with her
first feature film roll in over three years. Her PR team agreed this was
a much easier story to spin, than the previous time, when she trended on Twitter
for making it seem like Russia had hacked her account, in order to influence the election. Back in 2019, I don't
even think Sugar Bear Hair had an interest in using Lindsay Lohan's
influence on Twitter. Make no mistake, I am thrilled
to see Hollywood legend, Lindsay's career make it
meteoric bob back to the surface. But, it might be a little
bit easier to celebrate if it were because of a movie that had a little more soul, than the snowman-shaped peanut butter cup melting in my back pocket. Don't worry, it tastes
much better than it looks. And that's the wish that I
have for everybody's (beep) this holiday season. At least that's less generic
than the Christmas wishes driving the plot in this movie. From its flat characters, to its hodgepodge collage
of holiday story elements, to its cavalier treatment of
brain bleeds and memory loss. It's time to follow Lindsay
Lohan for a Christmas adventure. Right over the edge of a cliff, and down the side of a mountain, where will smash our
faces into a hard oak tree of yule tide joy. So grab some hot cocoa, and splash it into the
face of someone you love for an episode of amnesia
that you will never forget, in this reason for the season installment of "Clip Breakdown." Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. (TV squelching) ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ (quirky electronic music) (TV squelching) Hello, television viewers. My name is Nick. Thank
you so much for joining me once again on my channel
for another installment of "Clip Breakdown." This is the playlist where we
dive into our favorite movies, TV movies, and other such
content here on the web. And we chop it up like wood that we're putting in an open fire. So that we could look at each little twig, and each little chunk and say, "That's a Christmas miracle," or "That's a corporate money-grabbing "Ebenezer Scrooging bad thing." Lump of coal, let's say. (chuckling) Sweet Lord. And the sweet Lord is
exactly whom we celebrate on the Christmas Eve. But in this case, Santa is Jesus. You know and sometimes,
it's not about Jesus, but more like Santa. Who's doing the miracles?
That's all I wanna know. Who's budget is this
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can watch bonus episodes, and exclusive watch parties, where we interact live. We now head over live to Park City, Utah, where this movie was filmed. And we meet Lindsay Lohan's
character, Sierra Belmont, the heiress to a hotel owner, who like most of the pretty young women who star in these movies, wakes up like "Sleeping Beauty." ♪ That'll take all your troubles away ♪ ♪ Everybody's waiting for
the man with the bag ♪ Oh, yes, it's Hollywood's
favorite unrealistic beauty standard. The full hair and makeup wake-up. Ladies, you can blame this movie trope is you ever skipped
wearing mascara one day, and the men in your office were like, "Ugh, did you have COVID recently?" No, Shawn, believe it or not, this is a healthy, human woman face. Sorry if it was gross
of me to skip one step in my beauty routine. Meanwhile, you get to
come to work all week smelling like dirty clothes. What a fun society to be a part of. Oh, and they got Lindsay Lohan wearing a sleep mask on top of it. Those lashes are gonna SNAP off faster than "Frosty the Snowman's" arms. Which the townsfolk tried
to cancel me for last year. Even though dismemberment seems like the only normal reaction
when a snowman comes to life and starts moving towards you. Not hopping on a train, and
crossing state lines with it. Like those idiot children in the movie. As for the soundtrack, this is not my favorite holiday song ever. But I tend to automatically
dislike anything that sounds like they would of chosen it
for Darren Criss to sing on an episode of "Glee." Like we get it, Darren,
even your voice sounds like it has a blazer on. However, I can appreciate
how everybody's waiting for the man with the bag. Doubles as a fun song to play when your drug dealer
was supposed to arrive two hours ago, and isn't
responding to any texts. Through and expositional phone call, Lindsay lets one that, I'm sorry, Sierra, divulges that she's been
flown out to this resort that her father owns, in order to kind of have a soft interview for a new position as
Director of Atmosphere. Basically a handout for nepotism babies. She's talking to her uppity,
influencer boyfriend. - What exactly is the position? - Vice-President of Atmosphere. I think he just made it up
to give me something to do. When people look at me, all they see is the spoiled daughter of Beauregard Belmont, the hotel magnet. - That's not true. All I see when I look at
you is that makeup artist with the off-brand beauty blender barely even pretending to touch your face. She said, "Sorry, but these sponges "are kind of expensive, "and lately your facial
oils keep eating through "the makeup tools like
the blood of Xenomorph." Have you considered a breakfast with less toxicity than
that caviar being kept fresh by clearly acrylic ice cubes? Those fake ice cubes
are given me heart pain. ♪ Heart pain on Christmas Day-a ♪ ♪ Heart pain on Christmas Day, yay ♪ The movie is not well-written. Or at least it could use
a little bit of editing. 'Cause things are brought
up that I don't understand. And if I did understand
them, I don't like them. - How are your socials doing? - Not good. I told you my accounts
were hacked by that girl. - I'm sorry, okay? But just like Putin, I did
it for political reasons. I needed more re-tweets on my post about favorite pizza toppings for a chance to win free Dominos. This is such a specific
reference for Sierra to make. I could of sworn that this obsessive, stalker-hacker character, who ruined her social media, would come back around later in the movie. But nope, nothing ever comes of it. Like what girl hacked your social media? The exotic dancer and estranged twin who briefly took over your life while you were kidnapped and buried alive? Because I barely believed that excuse when it was the actual plot
of "I Know Who Killed Me." Now you think this might be
just a tongue-in-cheek reference that Producer Lindsay
Lohan decided to add, harkening back to when she blamed hackers for writing threatening comments on the celebrity "Big
Brother" Instagram page the same night her mom got kicked off. Maybe stick to "Mean
Girls" references, Lindsay. We don't need to remember those things that made it hard for
past movies to insure you. Lindsay's famous rich
dad, Beauregard Belmont, is the ski-loving kind of
like captain of industry of this whole thing. Lindsay, sorry, Sierra, I'm gonna do that a lot, doesn't want to tell him that she doesn't really want this job that she's getting handed to her. She wants to make it on her own. And her boyfriend, Tad,
is trying to be like, "Yeah, yeah, you should go on your own, "and you could be an influencer like me." We see Beauregard Belmont on the mountain. He is approached by Jake, that's the love interest of the movie played by Court Overstreet. Who, we've seen previously
on "Clip Breakdown" in another low-budget flop of a movie, called "The Swing of Things." After a time-filling sequence
of skiing down a mountain, where you realize that
the biggest difference with these Netflix Christmas movies, is that they can save time and budget with some CGI. As opposed to the older Hallmark movies, where it was like, we will just have unexciting
plot lines, how about? So there is some action, but it's also that Jake can ask Beauregard if he'll invest in his North Star Lodge. A smaller, and competing ski lodge. With the logic being like, "Oh, people learn to ski on
smaller mountains like mine. "So then they can graduate up to big, "fancy super-resorts like yours." And so or, the super-resort could just offer beginner's classes, and everyone's happy
except for the little guy. But so yeah, Beauregard turns him down. And he's like "Enjoy your
day at the resort, though." And gives him a cup of hot cocoa. Which, when Lindsay comes down to finally meet her boyfriend, Tad, there is this classic
conundrum in a holiday film. (loud dance music) - Excuse me. - Now I'm in the lounge by the fireplace. - Oh, hey! - I'm wearing (indistinct). - Oh!
- Ah! - My God! - Oh, oo oo oo!
(Sierra gasping) - She's gonna get all mad about this when she should be saying "Thank you." That brown liquid scalding
the top of her breast is currently the only thing tying the hat in with the rest of her outfit. Also, we've seen many
spilled cocoa met cutes in Christmas movies past. At this point, we need to
see the girl get soaked, scorched and hospitalized for it to be a memorable movie moment. Not this Monica Lewinsky-looking whipped creme placement. I get more messy than
that every time I order a caramel brulee latte. And lap the foam off the
top like a dog. (slurping) So the stuck-up boyfriend and
Lindsay shoe this guy away. They're like "You loco
yoko, get out of here." And that's when they have the dinner. Tad and Sierra, with
Sierra's dad to be like, "This is the man I'm dating." She's like, "Tad's an influencer." And then dad is like,
"Basically a salesman." It's like what do you do besides selling tickets to your
mountain? Like, aren't you also? These movies love to
like talk (censor beep) about influencers. Which, I think is a very fun way to take advantage of this new type of job that exists in the market. But it's gonna feel dated very soon. I mean, if it doesn't already. Sierra cannot work up the nerve to tell her dad the truth
about not wanting this job. - Would Mademoiselle
care for the (indistinct) house-smoked bacon on her wedge salad? - No, thank you, I don't do bacon. - Very well. - Look Sierra, no reason to feel guilty. Everyone is using family
connections to get ahead. You're being handed a cushy, corporate job by your father who owns the hotel. Just like your server got
moved up to the brunch shift, because his dad is the
mayor of Munchkin Land. As much as I forget often, every characters name in this movie, because they are so forgettable, there is one who is impossible to forget. Mainly because it's the
most-used word in the movie. Everybody, meet the boyfriend,
Tad; and his name, Tad. - Be with Tad.
- Tad. - Tad.
- Tad's an influencer. - Tad! - Tad. - Tad. - Tad.
- Tad. - Tad! - It's Tad, Daddy. - Well, legally its
Theodore Albert Devereaux, but the initials worked better as his display name on Grinder. Before he had to deactivate his account, because I convinced him to shut that part of his personality down. I'm not even joking. We find out later in the movie that Tad is, in fact, the Netflix version of queer representation in this movie. Although, they keep it pretty ambiguous until the very last scene. Until then, he's simply
the most self-centered, uppity and annoying
character in the entire cast. See that? It's inclusivity that
hurts like a stereotype. Merry Christmas, you gay homo (beep)ers! Ha, ha, ha. Tad is instantly too familiar
with Beauregard being like, "Beau, you know how it is. "I fell in love with her
from the moment I saw her." So, they're trying to be all, the relationship is building. But you can tell that
Sierra's maybe not so into it. Back at home, Jake is
talking to his mother-in-law, as well as his little daughter
named something and Avy. I don't remember the mom's name. Her name is Alejandra. And the actresses name in
real life was Alejandra. Okay. And the little girl, her name is Avy. But Jake, these names, is sad because he did not get, this was the last resort, he was pitching his idea of
getting an investor in, too. Because his North Star Lounge Lodge is not doing well this season. - If the rest of the season
is this way, I don't think- - You just need a little patience. - What we need is a miracle. - Haven't you heard, Dad? Christmas is a time for miracles. - Aw, that's great sweetheart. Except, Grandma's bone
surgery isn't until January. So, can New Years be a
time for miracles, also. Since you're just making up expressions that nobody (beep)ing says. Hm? And you better stop
forcing that smile so hard, because it's the holidays. And our insurance obviously doesn't cover urgent care visits. It's still the first 10
minutes of the movie. And Avy is going to wear herself out trying to always look
happier than some kid who just made a friend
in an Oreos commercial. Sierra meets with her
dad before he goes off on a weekend trip to
return on Christmas Day. It's like, "You flew me out
here to spend Christmas with you "and then you're going away
for the whole time? Okay." But she can't tell him the truth. Instead, they get distracted talking about the mother she used to have. (chuckling) Dead mom trope. - I'm surprised you remember. You were only five when she- - I remember her perfume and her laugh. This hotel reminds me so much of her. - A little too much, since you were only five
years old when she... The screenwriters are very careful to avoid using the word "Death"
throughout the entire movie. So it just silently
haunts every character. And pervades the entire plot, because that's less sad, I guess. And Sierra must of been baby Mozart. Because her dad was
surprised that she remembered a snow globe from age five. And then, she came out with
all these dead mom details. She's like, "I remember the little things, "like her perfume, or
her high school mascot." The number to her landline. My earliest and most vague memory is also from when I was five. And it's just the foggy mental image of a heating vent. Possibly from sitting at the wake of my dead, great-grandmother. So as you can see, that's kind of not enough to go on to really miss her too badly. But I guess everyone's different. And Sierra remembers enough from that age to give a full-on bridesmaid speech. She said, "I remember when she
was changing my diaper once." And recited the following
poem from Charles Dickens. "Oh, a dainty plant is the ivy green "that creepth or the ruins old." My momma. That just proves you needed therapy since way before puberty. I think that they should
had made it so that the mom died a little bit
later in Sierra's life, because yes, you probably would be sad, I'm assuming if your
mother died at age five. But in a more like, I don't
know what could of been, or I feel like I'm losing memories of her, and I wish I could
spark the memory of her. But Sierra's problem is that she remembers too much about her. Either way, Tad and her are
going off on a photo shoot. He found a great off-trail forest from one of his influencers
that he follows, and they're gonna take pictures. - I love this song! ♪ What a bright time ♪ ♪ It's a bright time ♪ - See, this is where Lindsay put on her fluffy pink producer hat, and asked the studio if they could add in this subtle reference to "Mean Girls." We loved to see it. And by we, I mean myself, and all of the nobody who found
this movie worth watching. Hi, friends. Make sure you grab some peanut brittle. We're supposed to get the
idea from the North Star Lodge that things are a little
cramped, a little dated, and perhaps unkept. Like the sleigh that is breaking down. - Is this thing safe? - My friend, this fine
piece of craftsmanship has served the North Star for generations. - Where's your sense of adventure? - I don't know, Michela,
where's your sense of not sounding like Miss Piggy? We hear this actress using her real voice later in the movie. Which is how I know that
was just an over-zealous voice double, who re-recorded her lines. She she
kerber-gerber-gerbert-gerber-gerber. What in the Pidgeotto Pokemon? You better bring that one
to Professor Oak, momma. I bet the top of the
mountain after snowmobiling way off anywhere where they
could ever find their way back, Tad proposes to Sierra. Although she's like, "Oh,
the ring is a little big." But he's like, "It's okay,
we'll just get it resized." Meanwhile Avy and Alejandra
are at the wishing tree, which is I guess a thing that exists. And Avy is like, "Remember? "Mom used to takes us every year." Of course, he remembers, your mom only died two years ago. This is not like you
remembering past decades like Sierra can do. So, Avy makes her wish. Make your stupid, little
wish, Avy. (chuckling) I hate the kids in movies. - I wish-
- Don't! Don't tell me! You have to keep it a secret. (holiday music) - Avy, did you wish for the old guy who's roasting chestnuts
to offer us cocaine? Because that seems to be what's happening. Oh no, that's just the subtle, no quite Santa Claus of the movie, that was designed to
please adult audiences. Sure, they might elude to the existence of Christmas magic. But only in the sub-plot that's told from the
perspective of the child. Because children are easy
to discredit and ignore. So when they see magic,
no one believes it. And now that I'm an adult, I get it. I think I thought Christmas
was magic as a child. But it turns out, I was just materialistic and wanted new stuff. At least now, I'm open and
honest with myself about that. ♪ Give me new things
and put them on sale ♪ ♪ I'll use my credit card without fail ♪ ♪ Everybody's waiting on
the man with the sack. ♪ So all of a sudden, some wind blows because of this Christmas wish. Oh my gosh, I just realized Avy's wish was for some lady to fall off a mountain. Because that's exactly
what happens to Sierra. And because the ring is too big, she slips right out of his
fingers, Tad's fingers, who also falls down the mountain. But, they go in different directions. I'm not sure, the physics. (Sierra shouting) Wow, really tasteful. Do you know how many people die every year in skiing accidents? Lindsay Lohan is like "Yeah, "That's what makes my
character funny and relatable." There are so many movies
that try to basically retell the plot of "Overboard,"
starring Goldie Hawn. But I think modern audiences are getting too
sophisticated to keep buying the head injury causes a girl with amnesia to fall in love storyline. At this point in humanities timeline, I think we're more at like, head injury causes the athlete
with behavioral problems to kill their wife, type of story. I didn't say it was great for Christmas. But I mean, neither is this, so. Thankfully Jake, on his sleigh
ride with those two guests, comes across the unconscious
corpse of Sierra. And they take her to the hospital. Where the doctor has some troubling news. Physically, she's all
right. Minor concussion. But that's not the real problem. She said she doesn't
remember anything prior to the accident.
- Amnesia. - Or something like it. - Well, can you go ahead
and pick a diagnosis, Doc? You ran all those tests on her, and what? You can't tell
us if she has amnesia, or amnesia's friend from college? I love this doctor being like, physically there's no problem,
just a minor concussion. But the thing is, the
concussion was so minor that it injured her
brain to the point where she can't remember her own name. Well, that sounds a little
bit not minor, Dr. Doolittle. I know it's almost Christmas, but can you mentally clock back in, and maybe try to save this
brain-dead woman they found. Thanks. Of course, when they go into the room, Sierra is treating this hospital as though it's a hotel. Being like, "Where's my caviar?" And they're like, "Do you
know what a hospital is? "That's where you are." No, but the doctor is like, "I think getting her back
to her normal routine "could help jog her memory. "So, why don't you take
her back to your hotel, "strange man who found her." But the sheriff is cool with that because he's like, "He
owns the North Star Lodge, "he could never murder you in the night." Okay, okay. Someone's never stayed at
the Bates Motel, but okay. The joke is supposed to be like, "Well, she could stay
here at the hospital." And the doctor is like, "No,
no, you should take her." It's like really? Because I'm pretty sure she shouldn't even be allowed to sleep
for the next 12 hours after getting a concussion. But whatever, that's
the oversight they have at this hospital. So, they bring Sierra back to the hotel where she gets some hand-me-down clothes, gets scared by a raccoon, and just generally seems perturbed by the low-class establishment she's being forced to stay in, because she can't remember
anything about herself, except that she likes to have nice things. Which to me is like, you're remembering what a nice hotel is, but you don't remember
that you used to spend a lot of time in a nice hotel. Okay, Avy is like, "This
means my wish is coming true." More brain-dead ladies please. There's so much to skip over during the rest of the first act. And for the rest of the entire movie, when it comes to Tad and his subplot. He basically ends up at the fishing cabin of an old hermit named Ralph, who takes him hiking for
several days to find safety. As you can imagine, this leads to plenty of
attempts at physical comedy. And even more unexpectedly,
homo erotic subtext. Let me just wrap all that up for you. (holiday music) - Oh! You're so strong. What about you. - Don't you worry about
me, I got big feet. - Whoa! Slow down, Father Christmas. I don't need to know about
your foot size just yet. But, tell me about those fists. Like if you had to guesstimate
in like T-shirt sizes, small, medium or large? Honestly, these two aren't the only ones who will need big feet or
snowshoes to survive the winter. If things were to keep declining with, you guessed it, climate change. Reports are coming out
saying this was our third hottest summer. And the winter ahead is gonna be tough for countries like Germany,
and the United Kingdom, which are currently experiencing heightened energy prices, and messed up supply chain. Not just from Coronavirus, but also from the war in the Ukraine. So they're bracing
themselves for a cold one. That's why it's even more
important now than ever, that we raise awareness
about this biggest problem, that humanity has ever faced. But as my Christmas gift to you, I will leave you with some good news, and hope for the future. The use of coal provides currently 30% of the world's energy. It's expected to continue
to decline from there. And since the year 2010,
renewable energy costs have dropped quite a bit. Solar power by more than 80%, wind by 55%. We love both out here in the desert. The more affordable
these energy sources are, the more viable it makes them, as an alternative to fossil fuels. The U.S. has just enacted
the Inflation Reduction Act. Which is ours largest
commitment, financially, to reducing global warming, ever. It's a great, I hope it's not too late. This could help reduce the
U.S. carbon emission footprint by two-fifths, by the year 2030. And can lower emissions from
electricity by up to 80%. Glad the global powers
are getting in there. You know, not every politician wants to invest in these things. And it's, I think, really and smart to encourage the people
in our sphere of influence to vote for those who do. It's all I'm saying, it's all I'm saying. Don't get your snowshoe up
my ass (beeping) about it. The next morning Sierra
realizes it wasn't just a dream. I really did smash my head into the tree. She thinks she's doing
her whole hotel routine. But, it's really at this
lodge with the twin bed. I'm like, do you remember
what you do every morning, but you don't remember your name? Okay, I give up on the memory logic. And it doesn't matter. Avy, while given her hair dryer to Sierra, helps pick out a temporary name. They go with Sarah. To me it's like, why would
they have it be Sarah and Sierra? I guess because it sounds close enough, that Sierra was like,
"I'll go with that one, "that sounds nice." But I'm like, couldn't they have done something a little more
Christmasy like Noel. It just seems like it
adds needless confusion to the character names that
I'm already confused by. Just like these two guests
who are always around, are further confusing the issue. - Hey! How are you feeling? - Do you know me? - We met on the sleigh ride. - You were unconscious the whole time. - Oh. - Enjoy breakfast! - Thanks random couple who
doesn't understand consciousness. You did not meet her
when she was knocked out in the back of the sleigh
that you were also on. Imagine how troubling it must
be for Sierra, now Sarah, to realize that she was
unconscious for so long. Especially since she
first gained consciousness back on the day she was born. And then, learned her mother's
social security number, and had to correctly identity
her favorite eau de toilette. Random facts bubble to
the surface for Sierra. She's like, "Oh no, I don't do bacon." And they're like, "How do you
remember if you do it or not?" And she's like, "I guess
you're right, I can try it." (bacon crunching) - I like bacon. (bacon crunching) Mm! (chuckling) - Yeah, we see you, honey. You're really slurping on that pork, aren't you there, Sarah? Nothing tells me that this production didn't hire a food stylist
as loudly as the fake crunch on that under-cooked bacon. Breakfast even gets another
unflattering closeup later in the movie. This is after Sierra has
supposedly has gotten better at cooking. - How do you like it?
- Yum! - (choking) Sweetheart, don't eat that! Your father can't afford
to treat any tapeworms this winter. You'll have to eat your
own weight in brown rice every day, just to keep from wasting away. Hotel security, along
with the concierge, Terry. And the stylist, played
by Lindsay's sister, Allison Lohan. Used to go by Allie. They go to check on her room. She was like "Don't disturb me!" So they left her alone. But now, there like "Oh,
(beep) she's missing." Meanwhile, Tad has started
off on his journey with Ralph, who's truck is broken, so like it's just a few days of hiking through the pass to get to help. And I'd be like, 'Well then,
we'll just die out here. "You go, you go, and send
them back to help me, I fell." Just as Jake is complaining
that they don't have enough staff to help
clean all of the rooms, even though it seems like
the other problem was no one was renting the rooms. That's when Sierra's like, "The doctor said I should
be doing normal stuff "to remember," and he's like, "I know how to exploit your head injury." And he makes her do
chores around the hotel. Which obviously leads to
funny things happening, like her not being able to
put a fitted sheet on a bed, and splashing toilet liquid in her face. I'm just like, "How do you
know this is normal for her?" And it isn't. She has never made a bed
in her life, obviously. So I would be like, "No, we don't know "what's normal for me,
so I'm gonna go relax. "I did get a concussion
recently, after all." They play it real fast and
loose, with Sierra's memory, as per usual. After Avy tells her about her mom, who recently died, Sierra imparts her with some words of wisdom that
end up being meaningless. - You know my mom always said, "The worst angles will sort themself out-" - [Mother] If you just
give them a little help. (gentle music) - Oh yeah, of course. She can't remember her name, or anything about her identity, but here's an effortless flashback to her long, dead mom, teaching her the basics
of wig maintenance. Why did they have to say she was five when her mom died? Because even with lens flare, that fake red-headed five-year-old, looks like a fake
red-headed seven-year-old. Like this girl is already
reading chapter books. Reading chapter books in that "Little Orphan Annie" wig. Wig! Sarah is feeling really
down about her memory loss. And that's when Jake is like, let's go to the Christmas market downtown, and you'll see something
that jogs your memory. It's like, "What?" Or, he's hoping someone from
the town recognizes her. Which, weirdly they don't, even though at the
beginning of this movie, she said everybody knew
her as the daughter of this rich hotel guy. Did she slide down the
mountain to the past? No one seems to recognize her. But, she sees a snow globe, just like the one her dead mom gave her, that she has no business remembering. - Oh, it's beautiful. - I think you mean it's normal-looking. Sir, please don't trick this
woman into buying things by convincing her they're beautiful. She said that about every piece of crap from the gift shop in the
hospital she should still be at. These Christmas movies
are always doing that. They're like, "Here's a
piece of store-bought garbage "from the Hallmark store." And they're like, "It's
the most beautiful, "sentimental piece of memory
gold ever in my brain harvest." I'm like, okay. It doesn't seem like a family heirloom. It seems like it was manufactured within the last three months. But they have a tree lighting, and we see the mayor of
this whole town being like, "I love Christmas!" He comes back later. Some of these characters
are just introduced to like have a variety of
people saying lines later on in a group scene. Group scene, adult films. Meanwhile, they keep trying to force all these meaningful conversations in between Sarah and Jake, although none of them
really feel like enough to make two people fall in love. So that's how this movie just feels like so formulated. Obviously the Christmas
movies are already formulated. But this isn't even done in a way that you can get lost in it. It feels surface-level and superficial. Like, I don't believe either
of these two in their roles. There's no chemistry. And it just all feels a little unearned. - I don't think I've ever
met anyone like you before. Because if I had, I would
definitely remember it. - Okay, so we're pretty sure
she wasn't a neurologist in her past life, because goddamn, does she seem confused about the symptoms of her head injury. How did dialogue this bad get through several layers of approval at Netflix? If there's one thing
that I don't remember, it's how I could never forget you. But then, I remember
that I don't remember. Whether it's November, or it's December. That's something my mom used to tell me. I remember it from when she
breastfed me the first time. Like what is going on, sister? Sister Christa, Sister Christmas. Next up is a montage of
character development. Showing that now Sierra can change the fitted sheet on a bed. And she can flip a pancake. Unlike before when she
couldn't fry an egg, that's when we see her give
the girl the raw bacon. And she's like, "Mm," (chewing). Also, she's good at
decorating gingerbread houses. They have fun baking cookies. Oh, and Jake is like "Why
don't you learn how to ski?" I'd be like, "I'm pretty sure "I just narrowly survived
a skiing accident, "so maybe ease off the gas." And they do get into an accident, but a funny, friendly one. Not a girl with a head injury, just got a repeat head injury type of way. And inside, Sarah is making connections with Jake's mother-in-law, who misses her daughter who
died just two years ago. My secret theory, they don't mention how the mom dies, which is my number one annoying thing. 'Cause like if I find out you're a widow, the first thing I wanna
know is how your wife died. (laughing) That's the rules. I have a secret theory
that it's because of COVID. She died of COVID. Rest in peace, dead mom. And the living grandma is sad about it. - I probably shouldn't had started looking through this in the first place. - What is it? - I call it our memory book. - All right, that's not super-unique from what the rest of
the world would call it. But go off, I guess. The family of Jake's late wife seems to be vaguely Latin or Hispanic, but not from a specific country. So the grandma is always
saying things like, "From where we come from,
these are called pancakes." We do that here, too, sweetheart. Why not make it specific. And make Avy's multicultural
identity part of the story. She could be like, "I wish that I had more "of the traditions from Mom's side "that I didn't get to learn growing up." And then Sierra is like, "Oh,
we can do," I don't know, "we can do something traditional. "And then that way, I'm
respecting your dead mom." While also replacing her. But no, it's just this. - Oh, your daughter,
she's really beautiful. - Thank you. - You are beautiful, too. - "Did I (beep)ing say
that I wasn't, grandma? "God! I wasn't fishing for complements, "I was trying to be nice
to your dead daughter. "Obviously I'm prettier
than she currently is. "And she's probably a
decomposed skeleton by now. "Buried in the frozen earth. "Did you ever think about that? "Your nasty, decomposed
skeleton of a daughter. "Merry Christmas." That's the dialogue I would
of written for this movie. But my version would of been
more realistic all around. Which is why the skiing accident is causing sudden aggression. The movie has too many of these things that I like to call
enchanted holiday objects. The snow globe from Sierra's memory. The memory book of Alejandra's. And now, this angel tree-topper that Jake has been too sad to put up, because he bought it right
before his wife got sick. That's the other COVID clue
that I picked up on. Mm-hm. Things are clearly heating
up between Sierra and Jake. They even almost feel swept
away by the mistletoe tradition. The tradition of kissing
under the mistletoe. But they are being very
proper, so they just go to bed. And that's when in the morning, Sierra gets this magical idea to have a Christmas party,
slash, fundraising drive to help save the North Star Lodge. She pulls in the memory book that she had no right to look at. And was like, I can
email all of the guests who have ever been to this hotel, and invite them to come, offer a donation, and relive their favorite
memories from the lodge. But Jake, who we are told,
supports every charity, and helps every
under-privileged person in town, is like, "Are you kidding me? "I don't want people in this town to think "I'm some no-good poor
person, who needs a handout." It's like, I mean, those are the kind people
that you help every year. So, you're saying you're
better than them? Nice. And she's like, "But, we
can keep the lodge open." And he's like "(beep)uck
your lodge, that's mine." - I mean, think about all
the memories you've made. - I do, I do. And to be honest, I'd be
happy to let some of them go. And what do you know about memories? You can't even remember your name. - Well, she's really close. You know that when she
tries too hard to remember, a little bit of pee comes out. So, it's like a delicate
balance that's at play here. I love how this is the argument that causes the third-act conflict. Sierra's like, "Wow, well
maybe if that's how you feel, "maybe I should of stayed
back at that hospital "that was treating my
traumatic head injury." Yeah sweetie, you maybe
definitely should have. Good instinct there. Sierra runs off, and Jake
catches her and is like, "I'm just afraid of
making new memories here, "because my old ones died of COVID." Sorry, I just can't stop saying that. It's not funny. (laughing) It's funny, though. Somethings that aren't
funny actually end up being a little funny. If you know, you know. Jake's dead COVID wife would
want me to laugh at her death. (smooching air kisses) Merry Christmas, merry Christmas. Jake goes inside and
he's clearly distraught, but his mother-in-law comes over and helps solidify his growing burgeoning romantic feelings towards Sarah-Sierra Mc-Don't know her name-O. - You've been doing everything you can to hold this family together. It's okay to let go. - You can go (beep) that
stranger with brain damage, if you want. It's what our dead wife and
daughter would of wanted. I mean, it's not, but she's dead. So, it really doesn't
matter at this point. So, go for it me-ha, go for it. Now, we get the third act,
the rallying of the troops, where Jake goes to Sarah and
is like, "Let's do your party." And they hand out fliers,
and they're decorating. And we're having a Christmas montage for the fourth time in this movie. Meanwhile, good ole Tad and Ralph are still "Brokeback
Mountain'ing" their way through the forest. - Yep, dinner's ready.
Time for some tasty beans. - You don't tell me if the
beans are tasty, Ralph, that's my job. You just have to diarrhea
them out into my bowl. Thank you very much. The sound effects of those
beans sent me straight to Hades. That's the Greek underworld, where I got (beep)ed by the gods. The ancient God's. That's not Christmas-like, that's not Christian Christmas-like. Sierra's dad gets back to the hotel, and they're like, "So here's the thing. "Your daughter's been missing out "in the wilderness for four days. "We're just now telling you." And he's like, "Let's call the police, "because you didn't." 'Cause the sheriff starts
wrapping this up real quick. He goes to Ralph's house, where he finds that two
of them had been split up and gone off hiking through the pass. Everyone knows old Ralph
is a poacher on this land. He's, I guess, fishing their illegally. Off-screen, we find Ralph and Tad. And, they're brought to the station, where Tad is talking Ralph out
of trouble for his poaching. While also being found by
Beauregard to go reunite with... Oh, the sheriff is like "Oh,
I know where your daughter is. "Come with me." And it's like, see how
the sheriff was clued in, because he's been at all the events. We should of called to police. We should of called the police. And it's a miracle nobody's dead. - Thank you, Tad. Let's keep in touch, buddy. (holiday music)
- You too. - Not in any meaningful way
that the audience will see. It feels really sudden
that they would drop Ralph out of the story, when it's been Tad's entire storyline. Like I was sure they would bring him back at the end for comedic button. And even though they kind of built in the perfect opportunity to, they just used this
character interchangeably with Terry, the concierge. Oye! If I could re-write every
movie on planet earth, I would ask to get paid the union rate. Fix my sports bra. So it's the night of the party. It's on Christmas Eve, and
it was very short notice that they decided to have it, so they're not holding out much hope. But still, Sierra and Jake
test out that dance floor. And fall in love all over again, for the all over again time. And then, one or two
people start trickling in. And they're like, "We're
trapped behind some snow plow, "but we're all here now." And the whole town rushes in! Yay! People are eating vegetables. People are dancing to music records. It's a full-on, yule-tide monster mash. But now that Save the
North Star Lodge party is in full swing, Sierra convinces a very
nervous Jake to get up in front of the crowd, and
make his plea for donations. - I just want to say, if
you see a gingerbread house, please don't take a bite,
it is purely decorative. (all laughing) I'm talking to you, Kenny.
(all laughing) No, I could- - Kenny? What is that reaction? I'm not so sure Jake was
flirting with you just now. I think he was literally asking you to not get too drunk and
eat the decorations again. But I've been Kenny before. People have had that conversation with me, where they're like, "Please
don't be too messy." And, I totally misread it like, "Why don't we go drink two 40s together, "and not be messy together,
what do you think, cutie?" They're like, "No, go
home, you're uninvited." Suddenly, all of the people step forward and they're like, "When we
couldn't afford a honeymoon, "you gave us the honeymoon
suite with champagne for free. "You helped pull me out
of a snowplow ditch. "You gave my son ski lessons
for free," type of deal. So, everyone's giving checks
over to the North Star Lodge. Being like, "This is just late payment "for that good dead that you did." It's very much, "We'll let three cheers for George Bailey, "the richest man in town." And everyone's like, ♪ It's a happy Christmas holiday ♪ ♪ To Christmas, Christmas ♪ And that's when Jake is like, "I wanted to thank the person "who pushed me outside of myself, "and taught me how to
be myself again, miss-" And that's when Tad breaks
in, and is like, "Sierra!" And they're like "Wait! You're Sierra?" And Jake's like, "You're
the daughter of the owner "of the Lodge, who I asked
for a favor. I had no idea." This, I think, would have been a better third act conflict, if
Jakes was somehow accused of knowing that this was Sierra Belmont. And everyone was like, "So, you were using the
situation to try and get closer, "but you could get money out of her dad." And he had to be like, "No,
I swear, I had no idea." That would be a more fun urgent conflict. And it puts Jake's
good-guy persona at risk, when that's not who he is, but instead they're just like, "Oh, the dad is talking
like a crazy person." He's like, "I don't know
what transpired here, "but it's clear you took very
good care of my daughter." I think the hospital would have
done better, I would argue. But sure, that's what transpired. And that's basically it for
Sierra and the North Star Lodge. She said, "Okay, bye (beep)ers." - I don't want you to go! - I'm so sorry, sweetie,
but I have to go home. - Come on, honey. - I don't even know what to say. - She's like, I think the word is "Adios?" I don't know, Alejandra, you tell me. "Anyway, have fun being
really, really poor all of you. "Good luck with your dead
moms and wives and daughters." And the family is left heartbroken that this beautiful light
came into their life in the form of Sarah, and is now leaving as a spoiled rich girl named Sierra. But don't worry, because we got a powerful musical montage to really sell the gravity of this situation. ♪ You saved me from myself ♪ ♪ Where would I be without you ♪ - I still think this song
would of worked better for the Tad and Ralph C-story line. Tell me this doesn't illicit
a more emotional response. ♪ Where would I be ♪ ♪ Without you ♪ ♪ Without you ♪ - [Ralph] Time for some tasty beans. (holiday music) - I always get like this
during the holidays. When's it gonna be time
for my tasty beans? No, don't go soft, Nicholas. You gotta keep that nerve sharp for when the little girl inevitably says something stupid again. Never forget the real enemy, child actors. The next morning, nepotism baby, Sarah, is telling her nepotism baby sister, who plays the stylist, Bianca. That she's gonna go with something simple. She's also making her own bed,
cooking her own breakfast. It seems like she's showing
the cooks of the kitchen how to do pancakes. They're like, "Sweetheart,
we know how to cook. "It's you, you're the problem." But anyway, Tad is all like confused at her new-found simple
barefoot Contessa personality. When they're supposed to get on TV and do a press conference
to announce their marriage. But, Sierra uses it as
the perfect opportunity to plug the North Star Lodge. By being like, "The North Star
Lodge took great care of me "while I was amnesiac." Which is magically over now
that she re-met the people. She's like "I highly recommend it." And the family is at home watching, kind of disappointed about the engagement. But, it's been announced,
so they're getting married. And Sierra's getting ready
to go off for the weekend. And that's when Avy convinces
her dad, she's like, "I didn't use my Christmas wish on me. "I used it to give you
someone new to love." That's like, oh, that's a
really selfless thing to do. Had nothing to do with missing your mom and wanting someone else to be your mom. I don't buy it. Suspicious, fishy. But that gives Jake the
encouragement he needs to be like, "I'm gonna
go tell her how I feel." Just one problem, the valley
is closed for some reason. Luckily, the 62, 62nd, 60 tooth, that's how many teeth I have. The 100 millionth enchanted object makes its appearance in this movie. It's like the replacement sleigh that they were looking at, at the Christmas market,
which was way beyond their price point. But Santa, stand-in Santa,
was like, "I hear that. "And I magically deliver it
to you on Christmas morning." So, Avy and Jake are able to ride this magically-appearing sleigh off. While Alejandra is answering phones. And whoa! Talk about an influencer. The phones are lighting up. And they're fully booked for the rest of the holiday season, thanks to Sierra making that plug. They're like, "Yes, this
is where Sierra stayed. "You want the room where
she almost bled out "through her ears that night? Perfect." Back at the lodge, the fancy lodge, Sierra is finally getting the courage to take control of her life. And she tells Tad, "I'm sorry, I thought I
was ready to marry you, "but I'm not. "And, you'll be fine by New
Years, I know you, Tad." - Would you mind if I post
about this on my page? My followers will love it. Nothing like a breakup to
really add to your numbers. - Actually, it looks like
your numbers sort of peaked during those four days
you were a missing person. Our statistics indicate that in order to keep that momentum going, you should of been
rescued one day earlier, or have stayed gone forever. That's still an option. Can you do that? So, our former
not-so-right-for-us love interest, has been let down. But as always with these movies, we quickly see that
they're gonna bounce back. And probably weren't in this relationship for the right reasons, anyway. And it also seems like Tad wasn't truly following his heart. Or at least, his heart swings both ways. - You. Terry. - Yeah? - What are you doing for New Years? - Looks like he'll be starring
in the next holiday movie from Netflix, called "Riding
(beep) in Late December." You know, it's gonna start with that classic Christmas song, and it goes. ♪ Have a very merry Christmas ♪ ♪ To the (beep) and your ex (beep) ♪ (Nick laughing) I'm not joking, that is the
real plot twist of this movie. That Tad and Terry get together. Because finally, Jake
arrives at the lodge, in the nick of time to stop
the Hummer that's taking, he thinks, Sierra and Tad away. So he like pours his heart
out to the car window. And then, the window comes
down, and we get this. Well, that's very flattering,
but I have other plans. Happy Christmas. - Happy Christmas. - Oh, real nice, Tad. And I guess Ralph was just
some old wilderness dweller who you shared a sleeping bag with? This was just all some poorly
supervised boy scout camp? A happy Christmas, indeed. ♪ A very happy Christmas to the
(beeping) in your (beeping) ♪ (Nick laughing) That's my new favorite
song, I can't help it. So after a moment of
searching, Jake finds Sierra. And he's like, "I thought
you were leaving." She's like, "Nope, I'm staying here. "And also, I told my
dad he should talk you "into accepting some investments
for the North Star Lodge, "since I'm the new
President of Atmosphere." Oh no, he's like, "Oh
then, maybe you should come "work at the lodge for me, too." And she's like "I could
probably be convinced "over the holidays, if we
could spend them together." And it's like, yep, yep, yep. You two better kiss, or at least use CGI to make
it look like you kissed. (passionate music) He did it! Jake got the girl! We're still not sure which girl, 'cause that is just a
very obvious stand-in for Lindsay Lohan. She was probably like,
"I want this performance "to feel exactly like Lindsay's. "So, does anyone have a
pack of menthol cigarettes "I can smoke real quick." And then, we get
friendly, festive bloopers to round out the whole amnesia incident. What do you guys think of
"Falling for Christmas?" Is it the new "Overboard"
staring Goldie Hawn? Now, with less making
sense about head injuries. Let me know in the comments below, along with your suggestions
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