Every scene is drudgery, every joke is homework, and every plot point is hell.

| Apr 5, 2022

I wish the film had the guts to sit here longer, but, instead, it continues with the unnecessary chaos...

| Nov 10, 2020

Holidate falls in the bland no-man's land between being sharp enough to appeal to adults (à la Bridesmaids) and tame enough to watch with the whole family.

| Oct 30, 2020

The best thing that "Holidate" has going for it is that Roberts and Bracey do have great chemistry, but they just don't have a story or a script that can do it justice.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Oct 30, 2020

[A] resolutely mediocre romantic comedy...

| Original Score: C- | Oct 30, 2020

Holidate may be the movie equivalent of Peeps -- without substance, artificially flavored, consumed as an afterthought -- but Roberts is the bright dye that will make you forget the time it made you gag.

| Oct 29, 2020

"Holidate" won't change your mind about the tread-worn challenges of romantic comedies, but its leads leverage their charms nicely.

| Oct 29, 2020

You'll find better deals on the sale shelf at the Christmas Store - on Dec. 26.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Oct 28, 2020

Like so much of Netflix's quantity over quality output, Holidate is broad, unsubtle, and seemingly designed to be half-watched, phone in hand. Yet within that framework, it finds a unique comedic spark that keeps it zipping along.

| Original Score: B- | Oct 28, 2020

They weather all these things with a panache that makes you warm to them, for it almost compensates for the script's utter predictability.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 28, 2020

Holidate distinguishes itself only through its reliance on boorish slapstick, exaggeration and vulgarity.

| Oct 28, 2020

Holidate does not have a single authentic moment, appealing character, or genuine laugh.

| Original Score: .5/4 | Oct 28, 2020

An excruciatingly cheesy, hopelessly dated, profoundly unfunny and tone-deaf romantic comedy...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 28, 2020

The movie surprises on almost every level, breaking a number of contemporary rom-com rules along the way thanks to Tiffany Paulsen's self-aware screenplay.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 28, 2020

Predictability doesn't have to be a sin when it comes to the often paint-by-the-numbers world of romantic comedy, but this awkward combination of expectation and disdain for it make for a film only fleetingly worthy of celebration.

| Original Score: C+ | Oct 28, 2020

How many gatherings will it take before these reluctant beaus admit to their affection? Better to bail early.

| Oct 28, 2020

"Holidate" knows it's hitting every branch as it falls down the cliché tree. Does that soften the landing? Nope.

| Oct 28, 2020