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Genuinely surprised by these reviews! Not sure what people expect from a Christmas movie, but if you go into it expecting a cheesy Christmas movie that's exactly what you get - and it's great because of it. Fun cast, easy to watch, enjoyable and funny; everything you need for an Aussie Christmas movie. And hats off to Stan for pumping money back into the Australian film industry.

This movie is unfortunately a bit of a dumpster fire but because of certain idpol elements it has received what is called clapter, which is basically a false laugh/clap not because something is actually entertaining but because it affirms ones political ideology rightly or wrongly.

This movie meanders about with a powerful sense of fakeness and low effort, it felt like all the Aussies were Americans with no understanding of Aussie culture and all the Americans were Aussies doing bad American accents, a soulless waste of time.

A quintessential Christmas romantic comedy produced by Stan features Poppy Montgomery in the role of Emmy, the daughter of Clementine Jones. This detail is significant as Emmy is an Australian author whose book, centered on reconnecting with nature on a picturesque farm in Queensland, is acquired by the prestigious New York publishing firm London & London. Following her agent's advice, she pens the book titled "Clementine," drawing inspiration from her late mother's journals and crafting the protagonist to reflect her mother's life.

However, a complication arises when the publishers express their desire to experience a genuine Australian 'Clementine' Christmas prior to finalizing the contract. Emmy must swiftly return to her family's farm, enlisting the help of her cousin David (Hugh Sheridan) and his spouse Miles (Nicholas Brown) to uphold the façade. The situation becomes more precarious when Ellison London (Jeanette Cronin), the CEO of London & London, arrives with her charming adult son Jack (Darren McMullen) in tow-if he recalls their encounter in New York, the charade will be exposed.

Too bland to be saved by extra twists.

Thoroughly enjoyed this! Love that it was filmed where I grew up as a child. Stunning scenery. Funny, light hearted, great characters, good acting, typical Australian humour throughout. Heart warming Christmas movie! Definitely doesn't deserve a 5/10.

And the winner for copying every other movie story line goes to... Unoriginal, terrible script and acting.

If anyone believed they were actually in NY needs their head read. Even the cartoon blow fly looked fake.

But I do like Stan for supporting Aussie productions.