Holiday Mismatch

2024

Comedy / Romance

9
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 982 982

Plot summary

Best known as the aunts on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick portray women who clash at a Christmas committee meeting and find out they’ve accidentally set up their adult children via a dating app. As their kids fall for each other, the mothers find an unexpected friendship.

Director

Caroline Labrèche Photo
Caroline Labrèche

Top cast

Caroline Rhea Photo
Caroline Rhea as Kath Stone
Beth Broderick Photo
Beth Broderick as Barbara
Jon McLaren Photo
Jon McLaren as Shane Harrison
Maxine Denis Photo
Maxine Denis as Lauren Stone
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773.07 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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English 5.1
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bsuttondc 7 / 10

Fun, but maybe not for everyone

This is a fun movie. My wife laughed out loud at the faces Caroline Rhea made during some of the situations.I was pleasantly surprised that for once, when the main romantic interest characters became upset, it wasn't at each other. They started out as casual acquaintances who devised a plan keep their moms from consuming their time and energy during the holiday. Their romance developed as they got to know each other better. They didn't need major misunderstandings to add drama to the story. Of course for that they had their parents.The one thing that might annoy people with traditional family values was the inclusion of a brother who was introduced at one point with his "husband". Since it added nothing at all to the plot, it seemed like just a gratuitous insertion that some might feel was a subtle bit of social normalization added to placate some special interest production investor. Or something.Overall though, it was a fun movie and a refreshing change from some of the worn-out plot templates we know so well.
Reviewed by paul_m_haakonsen 6 / 10

It was good...

Needless to say that I was, of course, not familiar with the 2024 Hallmark Christmas movie "Holiday Mismatch" prior to sitting down to watch it as part of my 2024 December Christmas movie marathon. But while I was unfamiliar with the movie, I have to say that seeing Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick on the movie's cover, it did instill some sense of expectation to Hallmark to deliver something worthwhile.Writer Sarah Wise did indeed rise to the challenge and she did deliver an enjoyable and entertaining script and storyline. I have to say that I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of the 84 minutes that the movie ran for.The acting performances in "Holiday Mismatch" were good, and there were some familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick and Jon McLaren. It certainly was nice to see actresses Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick reunited on the screen again. I've always enjoyed seeing them as the aunties in the "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" series from back in the mid-1990s.If you enjoy sappy Christmas movies, then you should take the time to sit down and watch director Caroline Labrèche's 2024 movie. It was a nice movie.My rating of "Holiday Mismatch" lands on a six out of ten stars.
Reviewed by Jackbv123 7 / 10

It works

I normally don't like stories with overbearing and meddling parents, especially when their personalities are so annoying. These two are a little over the top, or at least Kath is. Somehow the viewer almost grows to like the two moms. Meanwhile, the young couple are appealing characters.I've never seen Maxine Denis before, but I hope she becomes a regular for Hallmark. Lauren's character is a little uncertain of herself, but makes up for it. She and John McLaren have chemistry.The premise of fake dating is fairly common, but I can't remember it being done by focusing on the meddling moms as much as the couple themselves. Of course you know the moms are going to screw things up, but for a while everything they do goes the opposite of their intentions to sabotage the relationship. I thought the way the story finally threw in the monkey wrench was a little clumsy, but I often do with the obstacle in the story.The movie was fun.
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