This movie does one thing that is different, in every Christmas movie I have seen the antagonist character is caucasian male (more acting jobs for Review this title Welcome to the Joy Holiday Channel's movie reviews! Listen to Nik share her opinion of the lastest or just the best movies to watch. www.joyholidayfamily.com.
The film stars Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy and Andie MacDowell. Christmas Inheritance follows the ambitious and wealthy Ellen Langford. Ellen is about to inherit her father's gift business once she has learned what being selfless really means.
Ellen (Eliza Taylor) must deliver a special Christmas card to a family friend. Netflix's latest holiday release "Christmas Inheritance" is the epitome of every cliché of early romantic comedies, but a part of me still enjoyed watching it. Netflix is bringing the made-for-TV, Christmas movie genre back. Which for this movie especially raised an eyebrow because Ellen dumps Gray with the quickness, after dancing upon the line Yeah, I think two Christmas movies are enough for me. Especially if they all sort of morph into the same storyline with a few alterations here and there. A movie with a don't-think-too-hard-about-this premise can work if it sustains its own logic.
Trailer Christmas Inheritance
It doesn't have to hold together in our world, so long as we believe it will hold But "Inheritance" is the case of a film that's so full of holes, it was likely recut from an earlier version and not quite stitched back together. I Watched Netflix's Latest Holiday Movie, Christmas Inheritance, and Here's What I Thought. Inheritance Review: Lily Collins Leads Overly Ambitious Thriller.
The script, written by Matthew Kennedy, relies too heavily on exposition, making the movie feel much longer than it actually is. It's evident that he was aiming for a Succession-esque storyline, but Inheritance never. Cheesy Christmas movies are best when everyone involved is on the same page. According to Heavy, Christmas Inheritance was filmed in North Bay Ontario and Niagara-on-the-Lake, with The Grand Victorian bed and breakfast as the "inn" Ellen stays at.