Christmas as Usual

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Jean G @GEENIE Dec 28 I loved this film, easy to watch, loved the characters. The end left me feeling good with a big smile, a little gem. ***** See more ronnie a @Ronnieali Dec 25 Christmas As Usual is tone-deaf, stereotypical, and casually racist. As a Bangali person who was in a long-term intercultural relationship and never treated as "other," I found this film genuinely offensive. The Norwegian families repeatedly calling the male character "Shazam" instead of his actual name, Jashan, isn’t humour — it’s disrespect. Names matter, and the constant othering is uncomfortable to watch. The film also leans into lazy cultural ignorance. While the Indian male character is written as rude and unaccepting (and yes, he should also have respected Norwegian traditions), the film offers no balance or growth. Instead, it amplifies negative stereotypes, makes him look increasingly worse, and frames the female character as ashamed. Respect should work both ways — this story failed to show that. I gave this one star only because I can’t give zero. A wasted opportunity and a surprising misstep for Netflix. See more Cathy C @Copperkid Dec 11 I loved it. Sweet feel-good movie. I've watched it the last 2 years! See more Carlo C @CarloCoello Feb 17 Muy al contrario de lo que su título sostiene, está es una película sobre navidad nada usual, en dónde la confrontación cultural planteada al centro de la historia resulta algo entretenida, sin embargo el ritmo y algo que no sé nombrar hace que no funcione del todo. Acabó siendo rara. See more Syn I @synirios 12/31/2024 This is a terrible film. Shallow writing and Jashan’s character (Indian) is annoyingly uncultured. The fact that he’s joining his fiancés family (Norwegian) for christmas holidays, it is expected for him to adjust. However, I don’t understand the audacity of his character shoving his culture down their throats. I can’t stand characters with no courtesy to his surroundings. Waste of my time tbh. This is a good movie to play for background noise while you’re cleaning your house. See more CountyLoyalist 12/31/2024 The plot—an Indian fish out of water in Norway for Christmas—-is tired. Poorly respected by his fiancé’s family meeting him for the first time, Joshan tries pretty hard to fit in to no avail. Usual happy ending. What made it most interesting was watching Norwegian Christmas rituals, of which I knew very little. Also Norwegian winter scenery. In the Netflix version I watched there was little varying between when characters were speaking Norwegian or English as it was entirely in English. But a more interesting movie then many of the Hallmark Christmas movies with cookie-cutter plots. See more Read all reviews

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