Holiday Hotline

2023

Action / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 70% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 70%
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 1723 1.7K

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Plot summary

Upon leaving London and working at a cooking hotline, Abby connects with an anonymous caller — a single dad who Abby unknowingly is also smitten with in real life.

Director

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Mark Jean

Top cast

Niall Matter Photo
Niall Matter as Jack
Sydney Sabiston Photo
Sydney Sabiston as Addie
Jan Skene Photo
Jan Skene as Diane
Erik Athavale Photo
Erik Athavale as Roger
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1 hr 24 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by herrcarter-92161 7 / 10

Cute, fun romance

Reviewed by rgilkison-61237 6 / 10

Too Much Turkey Jive..

A light-hearted, creative movie, and funny at times, "Holiday Hotline" delves too long into "Turkey Chat", and humorous poultry puns revolving around the holiday bird. This tone doesn't allow you to take this romantic premise, seriously. The story's somewhat a farce and the jester (well -played) is "Peggy's" boss at the call center, Roger, a Steve Buscemi (Armageddon, Boardwalk Empire) mimic. After the humor was established, it felt like the story (if it's meant to be a romance) was stretched thin (how many turkey-tragedies can you laugh at?). "Peggy" and "Jack's (our primary couple's incognito names) calls were more co-counseling, than dating, so we get to know "Abby's" and "John's" backgrounds, well. Unfortunately, the director didn't succinctly crossover to Abby and John and delved more into the silliness of turkey tragedies, and even a "hotline awards ceremony". You're left getting anxious for the reveal, but their story should have reached (not dragged) a crescendo, well before the pen-ultimate scene . Instead, we have short heart-felt apologies, and an uncertain relationship (John & Abby v. Peggy & Jack) J, not one that has been duly-established (and time was up). Definitely, okay to watch (and enjoy) this once, but you won't find it memorable, or humorous, enough, for a repeat view in the future.
Reviewed by mbiv777 8 / 10

I don't know how, but they pulled this off

If you had read me the script before I watched this movie, I'd have made a hefty bet it would be a disaster. There's probably quite a few who think it was. But I thought they made it work.You can't tell the players without a scorecard as people are using interchangeable names and accents and somehow two people become two couples.Emily Tennant is a tiny, little ball of gorgeousness who plays a British chef treated shamefully by her boyfriend/boss, so she comes to Chicago for Christmas. She somehow winds up working at a turkey cooking helpline.Niall Matter is an architect in Chicago who wants to make a Christmas turkey for his daughter. It all gets very convoluted from there.Erik Athavale was really funny in Santa Summit, and is very good here too.Myla Volk as the daughter is a child actor new to me. She's going to be gorgeous in ten years, and does a nice job as well.I can only say this is the kind of movie some love and some hate.I gave it an 8.
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