The Noel Diary
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): November 24, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The New York TimesLisa KennedyNov 29, 2022
The director Charles Shyer brings a journeyman’s ease to the screenplay (based on Richard Paul Evans’s novel by the same name): embracing holiday movie expectations here, gently deflecting them there. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayNov 29, 2022
Overall, this picture is a refreshing alternative to the synthetic, simplistic Christmas movies that proliferate this time of year. Ditch the mistletoe and holly and it would still be a well-crafted, well-balanced character sketch, following two lost souls as they discover what they’ve been missing. Read full review
60
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonNov 29, 2022
The film exceeds expectations with respect to being a Netflix Christmas production, but it is thoughtful and sincere all the same. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 29, 2022
Charles Shyer, who co-wrote this with a Netflix house hack (“Dangerous Lies”) blows too many of his shots at “charming,” never quite nails down the “romance” and dithers away the “mystery” in this flavorless variation on formula. Read full review
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