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Catering Christmas

Catering Christmas

TV Movie · Comedy · Romance · 2022

A fledgling caterer, Molly Frost, is hired by Jean Harrison, the perfectionistic director of the renowned Harrison Foundation, to cater this year’s annual Christmas Gala dinner. Things get complicated when Molly falls for Jean’s nephew, Carson, 30s, a travel photographer with no desire to take over the family’s foundation… until his aunt assigns him to the task of making sure the catered dinner goes perfectly.

Movie details

Catering Christmas

2022 TV Movie · Comedy · Romance 1h 25m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A fledgling caterer, Molly Frost, is hired by Jean Harrison, the perfectionistic director of the renowned Harrison Foundation, to cater this year’s annual Christmas Gala dinner. Things get complicated when Molly falls for Jean’s nephew, Carson, 30s, a travel photographer with no desire to take over the family’s foundation… until his aunt assigns him to the task of making sure the catered dinner goes perfectly.

CriticWise case file

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

T.W. Peacocke

Written by

Cara J. Russell

Merritt Patterson

Merritt Patterson

Molly Frost

Daniel Lissing

Daniel Lissing

Carson Jacob Harrison

Christopher Hayes

Christopher Hayes

Leo Bradford

R Austin Ball

R Austin Ball

Kyle Frost

Donno Mitoma

Donno Mitoma

Mr. Barrymore

Michael Hanrahan

Michael Hanrahan

Robert

Rosemary Dunsmore

Rosemary Dunsmore

Jean Harrison

Court is in session

Put Catering Christmas on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.