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That Christmas

Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Adventure English


It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.

Cast:Brian Cox, Bill Nighy, Fiona Shaw, Jack Wisniewski, Jodie Whittaker, India Brown
Director:Simon Otto
Editor:Sim Evan-Jones

Guild Reviews

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Richard Curtis's Overstuffed Animated Family Film Can't Recreate Love Actually's Charm

FCG Member Reviewer Sonal Pandya
Sonal Pandya | Times Now, Zoom
Mon, December 23 2024

The animated feature about the Christmas spirit in a small English town suffers from too many subplots.

More than two decades ago, Love Actually became the quintessential British Christmas film. The rom-com featured connected stories of love, family, and, of course, Christmas. Writer-director Richard Curtis’s latest holiday offering is a family film, That Christmas, that follows the same template, but even with the mighty touch of Santa Claus, it can’t recreate that one-of-a-kind feeling. However, for a younger audience, the craziness of the narrative might be just passable.

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