Happiest Season

queer-giraffe shared a tip "Obviously since it’s a Christmas romance movie for Hulu, it resolves a lot of its subject matter and character dilemmas in a more simplified way than reality ever would. It has its big monologues and sidesteps some of the serious sh*t of the third act in favor of a message of kindness and hopefulness, which means I’ll understand why some more cynical members of the queer community won’t completely vibe with it. I am not one of those people, I knew I loved this from the first 5 minutes. It feels like the queer rewriting of our own collective coming out experiences, which means I’ll happily give it a pass for moments of oversimplification. Life’s hard, coming out to your parents is difficult, being in a relationship that has moments that make you feel completely shoved to the side is one of the worst feelings in the world. It’s impossible to make something universal, especially for our community, but for all the faults it does have, watching it, I felt this rush of catharsis and emotion that had been building within me for the last month. It was devastation and happiness and an unleashing of tears for something not completely hopeless, it was a tribute and a testament to choosing to stay in love with someone, without abandoning the melancholy and difficulty that is inevitable for queer love to face. It is not perfect, it doesn’t have to be. What it is, is a cute Christmas movie that made me happy, made me cry, and made me remember how much I miss the people I love even more than I already did. It’s nice to watch a movie that feels perfect for the exact moment you saw it. I really needed this one."

VixLe shared a tip "This has so many great examples of dysfunctional family dynamics which have major themes of narcissism, golden child, scapegoat, lost child, and other maladaptive familial characteristics. The main character is dating the golden child daughter in the family system. She experiences a hellacious time with the outward looking “picture perfect” family. SPOILERS after this point *************************************** The ending isn’t as true to reality, as most family systems like these would need lots of therapy, self-reflection, personal growth, and insight in order to change these dynamics, as it does not happen overnight. This is still such a great movie, however part of me wanted the main character and the Aubrey Plaza’s character to get together."

VixLe shared a tip "This has so many great examples of dysfunctional family dynamics which have major themes of narcissism, golden child, scapegoat, lost child, and other maladaptive familial characteristics. The main character is dating the golden child daughter in the family system. She experiences a hellacious time with the outward looking “picture perfect” family. SPOILERS after this point *************************************** The ending isn’t as true to reality, as most family systems like these would need lots of therapy, self-reflection, personal growth, and insight in order to change these dynamics, as it does not happen overnight. This is still such a great movie, however part of me wanted the main character and Aubrey Plaza’s character to get together."

sofia_imbornone shared a tip "Yes the morals can be a little messed up, but I thought this movie was really cute and Kristen Stewart looked very nice. Cute and fluffy except for one part where it’s a little more serious than it needed to be"

genevieve_5 shared a tip "Really great movie! It’s ultimately really heartwarming and there are lots of funny bits, but it also deals seriously with some heavy topics while still reaching a happy ending. I would definitely recommend :)❤️💚🎄"

swanqueen shared a tip "Queer films follow a recipe: coming out stories, cheating, death, don't end up together, etc. I was upset this wasn't a rom-com in the way that straight ppl get romcoms as that's all I want in my queer life. However, I did like this film as the queer characters did feel real and their story was relatable. This film can be triggering I feel like for those who did not have supportive parents when they came out. It had its flaws but I still watched it 3 times. The acting was great. I also cried"

elizabeth_vaughn shared a tip "A solid RomCom with complex and interesting characters. It hits all of the classic boxes of a romantic comedy without being corny."

miayukino shared a tip "wasn’t my favorite movie but there is a line about what coming out feels like that is flawless and it shouldn’t be ignored. #queer #holidays"

smittenforstories shared a tip "Cute movie, I really was not a fan of Harper in the movie, I think she was an awful person, but the other characters (Audrey especially) really make up for it!"

jennifer_kroninger shared a tip "It was a good new holiday movie to watch. Dan Levy was great as usual. Everyone was great in it. I thought it was a cute movie. #holidaymovie #romance #comedy #lgbt"

audreyinjune shared a tip "It was cute and showed the real struggles of finding independence from the expextations of family, how it's not always easy to do."

Driziana_Fae shared a tip "This hit on a lot of struggles lgbtqia+ people have to deal with. I appreciated this movie exposing the difficulties gay people have to go through"

sadie_trigg shared a tip "Look. Was the ending God awful with a horrible message? Absolutely. Should she have ended up with the other one? Without a doubt. Did I enjoy watching this movie, though? Yes. I would watch it again if for nothing else than watching Kristen Stewart exist and flirt with Aubrey Plaza."

nope_not_today shared a tip "This movie is very cheesy and is like a lot of other gay movies where one of them isnt out to their parents. it just seems very fake."

marie_gallagher shared a tip "Yea it is a cheesy holiday movie but I thought it was actually funny and I really liked the characters. I did get invested... I recommend!"

crowbarhoneybee shared a tip "this movie was mostly pretty fun but honestly i wish it felt kind of weird that the whole third act romcom conflict was internalized homophobia, like it was handled Fine but it felt super out of place with the tone of the rest of it"

manuel_paulino shared a tip "Kristen Stewart surprised me in this film! She kept the huffing and puffing to a minimum. Great story of growth through an lgbt journey of acceptance and self discovery."

cari_netishen shared a tip "I honestly loved this movie. Such a wonderful story of love and the struggle of being yourself rather than what others think you should be. Story converyed an understanding that each persons life, experience, and stories are different. Great cast and wonderful acting."

m_peacock shared a tip "Loved this! Love Dan Levy abf wanted more of him. Very funny and plenty of people saying-the-wrong-things, type humor. Need to rewatch."

robyn_lanoue shared a tip "This movie was very good! I think it did a great job of incorporating the ex’s without making them the villains or too laughable. Certainly a unique acheivement for a RomCom, especially by really letting you see how flawed the character of Harper is. Really enjoyed this one!"

shadowkat7678 shared a tip "As a member of the LGBTQ+ community it moved me in many ways. Kristen Stewart was the reason I started watching it, but the Plot make me love it even more."

sienna_t shared a tip "I loved this movie! That being said, I do want a sapphic Christmas Hallmark romcom that doesn’t deal with coming out. Something lighthearted and fun. Hopefully next time!"

nicole_monceaux shared a tip "I feel like this one divided the lesbian community. Bad message in the end. The best part of the movie was Dan Levy and the chemistry between Kristen Stewart and Aubrey Plaza."

leigh_everett shared a tip "I liked it but it was just okay…. Aubrey Plaza’s character Riley needs her own spin off where she finds love. I would 100% watch that any day!"