Sophia Noya | Staff Writer
Lindsay Lohan continues her successful comeback to Hollywood with Netflix’s “Our Little Secret“, her second Christmas movie for the streaming service.
The film finds Avery and Logan, a pair of exes who discover their new partners are siblings, struggling to lay low and keep their past a secret while spending Christmas together.
The newest addition to the Netflix LCU (Lohan cinematic universe) also stars Ian Harding and Kristen Chenoweth.
Here’s my own little secret: this wasn’t easy to sit through.
First of all, I feel cheated. I was promised a Christmas movie, and got what felt more like a movie that happened to take place during Christmas, like a sappy Die Hard.
I like my Christmas movies to be solidly about Christmas, or the magic of Christmas, or about saving Santa Claus from extinction, or whatever mess Santa Claus usually finds himself in.
I will not settle for one or two sprinkled festive details.
“Predictable” is probably the kindest word I could use to describe the plot. Christmas movies like “Our Little Secret” are part of the you’ve-seen-one-you’ve-seen-them-all formula, perfected in a laboratory by Hallmark and launched into unsuspecting living rooms annually.
The movie tries to distract you with a few unconventional moments, but don’t be fooled: I guarantee you that whatever you think is going to happen, happens.
“Our Little Secret” has plenty of the expected cliches, including but not limited to: an overbearing mother-in-law, a kooky grandmother who would have been played by Betty White had this been released 10 years earlier, and a scene that takes place in a Christmas tree lot.
My point being, this made no attempts to revolutionize the genre.
The acting was stilted and mediocre, with the best performances coming from Lohan and Chenoweth, who were also the only two talented enough to inspire genuine laughs with weak writing.
Lohan and Chenoweth were undoubtedly the best part: their chemistry and energy made up for a lot of the movie’s drag, saving awkward scenes more than once. And of course, Chenoweth is a treat to watch in anything she’s in.
Admittedly, it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. I had a few giggles, especially during a certain church scene where Lohan hit it out of the park.
But excessively cheesy Christmas movies just aren’t my thing, and I found this to be overall boring and low-quality.
There is undeniably an audience for these kinds of movies. If cheesy Christmas movies are your guilty pleasure, have no fear– Lindsay Lohan is here.
Everyone else, just rewatch Home Alone.
4/10
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