A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.
Kristen Stewart
Abby
Mackenzie Davis
Harper
Mary Steenburgen
Tipper
Victor Garber
Ted
Alison Brie
Sloane
Mary Holland
Jane
Dan Levy
John
Burl Moseley
Eric
Aubrey Plaza
Riley Johnson
Sarayu Blue
Carolyn McCoy
Jake McDorman
Connor
Ana Gasteyer
Harry Levin
Caroline Harris
Kelly
Jenny Gulley
Ashley
Dominique Allen Lawson
Levi
Michelle Buteau
Trudy
Carla Gallo
Angry Homeowner Lady
Timothy Simons
Mall Security Ed
Lauren Lapkus
Mall Security Crystal
Jinkx Monsoon
Em. K. Ultra
BenDeLaCreme
Miss L'Teau
Anis N'Dobe
Magnus
Asiyih N'Dobe
Matilda
Sean Michael Weber
Barista
Sarab Kamoo
Striking Woman Jeweler
Chelsea Banglesdorf
Colleen the Hostess
Liron Blumenthal
Fancy Restaurant Waitress
Daryn Kahn
Todd, Bearded Guy
Matt Newell
Guard Eugene
Dave Maulbeck
Book Buyer
Donald J. Hewitt Jr.
Hand Holder Man
Christopher Jon Gombos
Huge Man
Daina Griffith
Caroler
Daniel Krell
Caroler
Dominique Briggs
Caroler
Jonathan Berry
Caroler
Gina Jun
Christmas Party Guest (uncredited)
Daniel Johnson
Barista Chef (uncredited)
Director, Screenplay, Story
Clea DuVall
Screenplay
Mary Holland
November 30, 2020
8
Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend.
There is a huge advantage in knowing as little as possible about a movie before watching it: mostly it removes expectations, and allows little surprises to delight you through the movie.
I watched it because it was a Kristen Stewart movie, but was happily surprised to see Clea Duvall involved, and continually delighted to see familiar faces appear: Mary Holland, Alison Brie, and Aubrey Plaza especially.
I'm honestly not familiar with "a lot" of "coming out of the closet, but not quite yet" stories, but I have seen a lot of "secrets for the holidays", and "don't tell my family x", and this is very interesting that it uses that concept to knock the wind out of the sails of the story so early.
While the majority of the story is basically abuse humor, it's delivered in a way that manages to both garner sympathy for Abbie and be charmingly amusing.
If the movie has a real downside, then it's that it tries to do (almost) too many things, but manages to pull it off. Yeah, I pretty much hate Harper, but that's by design, and she's a victim as much as a villain. The shift in stories as things all start to resolve is the "worst" part of it, but ultimately makes for a satisfying ending.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$1,401,954.00