Really surprised how much I enjoyed this. Although I wonder what it would’ve been like with two leads that were actually singers. Not that they didn’t do a good job... but it definitely brought it down a notch. Patrick Page steals the show with one (half of a) song.
Then again, you’d miss out on the really fun winking humor Ferrell and Reynolds bring to it. Sometimes I wonder if I’m getting fatigued by that style of tongue-firmly-buried-in-the-cheek humor. I mean, it’s pretty much Reynolds’ typecast at this point. But this felt fun to me, and genuine in a way that, say, Free Guy wasn’t.
I do want to say... there’s a certain plot point towards the end of Act Two that’s just... 👀. A bit roughly handled.
I’ve immediately forgotten all the music but I didn’t completely hate it in the moment! And I’m a real sucker for that final shot. 💕 Merry Christmas!
