Happiest Season
Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): November 25, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
24
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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50
Rolling StoneK. Austin CollinsDec 3, 2020
It’s not a knockout, but the actors frequently are. The rest is an exercise in not overdoing it. It’s here, it’s queer, it’s not much else — and that’s OK. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy BurrNov 27, 2020
Watching Happiest Season is like opening the wrong present on Christmas morning: You’re a little bummed out and it’s too late to put it back in the box. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzNov 19, 2020
Finally, a big and shiny studio-backed holiday movie targeted to queer audiences that is just as sappy, cheesy and predictable as the many groan-inducing films that have been chucked toward straight moviegoers all these years. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 19, 2020
Actress turned writer-director Clea Duvall (“The Intervention”) and comic actress turned first-time co-writer Mary Holland made something of a holiday hash of it, a movie with good moments buried under clumsy ones, with plenty of pandering layered on top of sentiment. Read full review
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Screen DailyTim GriersonNov 19, 2020
Stewart and Davis have such adorable chemistry as the central couple — playful and flirty one moment, touchingly sincere the next — that it’s a shame DuVall has stranded them in such an unsatisfying story. Granted, Happiest Season is meant to be cheesy in the comforting way that cable-television Christmas films often are, but all too frequently the actresses seem smarter than the material, forced to navigate preposterous twists and increasingly silly plot complications. Read full review
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IndieWireJude DryNov 19, 2020
Entering boldly into this bunch is Happiest Season, a shiny holiday comedy which is by all accounts indistinguishable from the rest save for one little detail: It’s gay! Unfortunately, this tiny tweak isn’t enough to make a lasting impression on the genre, especially with a lackluster script that offers little in the way of surprise or delight. Read full review
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