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This is a paint-by-numbers sitcom mega-episode, but it's an entertaining sequel nonetheless. The story is based on a muddle of fortunes between stereotypical class groups that often feels awkward, yet is sometimes unabashedly honest. It has many cringeworthy moments, and there are some genuine laughs too. Some characters are massively underwritten, but it really doesn't matter. Take it for what it is, which is light entertainment at its most enthusiastic, and much better than most of the crap the American studios are passing off as comedy these days. If only the Krampus guy (from The Counterfeiters) had more screen time!

Good, solid, warm, family Christmas entertainment. Enjoyed the first one, saw they made a sequel and enjoyed it just as much.

Asa Butterfield, Cora Kirk and Daniel Mays were excellent.

Read some of the one star reviews which is a bit of a shame because it is just a bit of Christmas fun which doesn't take itself too seriously. I see many people calling it formulaic but let's be honest, we all (or many of us) like the standard RomCom formula.

Highly recommend if you fancy a new Christmas film. Ok, it's not Home Alone or the Griswalds but it's pretty decent, great locations and good solid fun. Here's to a third installment.

This is a real family Christmas film and has a comedy heart. It is formulaic but there are notable comedic performances by Daniel Mays and Jane Krakowski and the locations are fantastic. Having been to the Tyrolean region, the production team really captured the ethos of the place and it felt authentic. Asa Butterfield's performance however is slightly lacking and overshadowed, I found the pacing of the film to be odd too. It is set over 2 days predominately and yet so much happens. It would have benefitted from being a week for example to show more realistic development. It is up there with other ski themed films like chalet girl so if you're reminiscing of the alps it may be the film for you.

Despite the mixed reviews for the first 'Your Place or Mine' film, I actually quite enjoyed it. A little corny, and a little cliché at times, but that's what Christmas films are for. I also managed to find the first one funny and emotional at times.

This sequel, however, has ruined any fondness of the first film that I previously had.

The likeable female lead character, Hayley, from the first film becomes insufferable in this film, boiled down to a naïve character who does nothing but complain throughout the film, jumping to conclusions and offering not much else.

Asa Butterfield's character doesn't offer much else, although a weak script and lack of real storyline may be at fault here.

Character arcs from the first film, like the one with James' father, are also completely negated in this film.

The family of Hayley also come across as exceptionally ungrateful in this film, and frankly rude. A likeable family and the "hero's" of the first film become the villains of this film, with Daniel May's character leading the charge as possibly one of the most unlikeable character's I've had on my screen this year.

Not a sequel we needed, I'd urge anyone who watched and enjoyed the first film to not bother watching this one.

It has an issue or two, but for the majority: a good watch.

'Your Christmas or Mine 2' doesn't improve upon its predecessor, it is compartively much weaker, but there are still some amusing moments in there, as well as a solid amount of festive vibes. The change of scenary concerned me early on in terms of how the film would turn out, but turn out well it does in fairness.

Cast-wise it's pleasant, those onscreen are the movie's best feature in my opinion. Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk are a suitable pairing, I mentioned in my review of the original that they didn't appear much together due to the plot but that isn't the case for the most part here.

Those in support are swell, including Daniel Mays, Angela Griffin and David Bradley. Ram John Holder doesn't have much to do, though does have a very nice scene with Kirk late on. Jane Krakowski, meanwhile, is a positive addition.

One, somewhat minor, issue I did have is the overdramatized plot device near the end. It goes from an overally happy story to all of a sudden becoming a soap opera, as the characters of Butterfield and Kirk hit major drama. It's so over the top, the film doesn't earn the sort of emotional beat that it was trying to portray. It didn't hit, but thankfully wraps up sharpish-ish.

That aside, it's a film I'd recommend - especially if you like the first flick, obvs.

Your Christmas or mine surrounded the loneliness of the holidays with two different family archetypes - the feuding British upper crust and the working class pub warmth. Despite occasionally playing to stereotypes, the film did a deep dive into both families, while fleshing out each of the characters. The final 20 minutes created Christmas magic when both came together.

The sequel has a bigger budget but less heart. It played with every single obnoxious stereotype imaginable with the loud lower class family. Occasionally, it also conflated race with class. Existing characters like the grandfathers on both sides and the sassy aunt received even less acknowledgment and maybe had five lines each in the film. There were newer characters added that did absolutely nothing for the plot including Jane Krakowski's American authoress.

This was such an absolute waste of talent. The original cast had so much chemistry I wanted to see the grandfathers playing off of each other, more honest intimacy between the young couple and the parents fleshing out their own relationships.

Whenever the script quieted down we got the magic intimate moments from the original. There were even times when the script let the characters grow and we learn that everyone in the working class family can ski rather than playing to stereotypes.

However, the strength of the original script surrounded the feelings of the family members and the honest communication.

But this felt more like let's take two different British family archetypes and put them into a big budget Hollywood movie and see what happens ... Sadly,none of the original magic ....

I don't get the bad reviews. It's a Christmas movie...what the heck do people expect??? Its like Hallmark movie but British, with great acting, and with no fake snow. If you don't want a formulaic movie, stay away from almost ever Christmas movie ever made including this one. But, if by chance, you want a good Christmas movie please give it a shot. But make sure you watch the first movie before this one.

The reason I watch Christmas movies is for the warm fuzzies and to "learn" the true meaning of Christmas again. This fits the bill. It also has enough laughs to keep you entertained until the end. Not the best movie ever made, but well worth your time and hopefully a smile at the end.

Merry Christmas.

Absolute boondoggle! Don't get me wrong, if you grabbed me and a bunch of my friends and told me we could have an all expenses paid ski vacation with just a little bit of work plus inviting Jane Kracowski(sp) along for the ride I'd be all over it. I know these things are formulaic but how many misunderstandings can you fit in one roof? Also, out of curiosity, we gwon go to Jamaica? Asa has seemingly avoided the curse of child actor and fits the bill of genuine person who happens to be of station. The actress who plays Haley is also genuine and beautiful. Pretty good but the mishaps are too many.

I didn't care much for the first 'Your Christmas Or Mine?' so was surprised to see there was a follow up. This is quite poor with dodgy acting and a stupid, and I do mean stupid, storyline. As if Geoff would have booked them in to somewhere so awful in the first place. Oh wait, the posh family has gone there by mistake. Lazy, lazy writing and not convincing at all. It is at this stage that I have admit that I bailed out on this about half way through as it was doing my head in.

I know it's a feelgood Christmas movie but this feels contrived, desperate and in the end it's just plain annoying. Give it a wide berth.

I quite enjoyed the first film, but unfortunately this sequel is just incredibly rubbish. I did not laugh at any point, and could barely raise a smile at the corners of my mouth. Films that are completely unrealistic and ridiculous (e.g. A plane being stopped by a pet goat placed deliberately on the runway having been transported there by snow plough... to stop one's true love leaving....yes, that is the level here...) need to be REALLY funny or just utterly crazy to pull that off. The only film I can think of that gets near it is Liar Liar when Jim Carrey drives the stairs alongside the plane. Ha ha ha... a funny moment in a funny film... this is not, and has none.

I really enjoyed the first movie and this sequel is even more fun. A young British couple and their very different families spend Christmas in a ski ressort in the Austrian Alps and chaos ensues. The mountain setting in Tyrol is beautiful and it´s a hilarious feel-good movie that doesn´t take itself too seriously. And neither should you if you decide to watch it, it´s not an Odcar contender, just a good-natured Christmas movie for the whole family. I think it doesn´t deserve the 1-star ratings and I had a blast watching it, that´s why I´m writing this review. I liked that they also cast some Austrian actors instead of Brits or Americans imitating the accent or pretending to speak German, which they do in many other movies. I admit I´m a bit biased as an Austrian and because the movie features one of my favourite local actors from "The Counterfeiters", Karl Markovics. But I think you will also enjoy this culture- and class-clash comedy with some laugh-out-loud scenes. It will leave you with a smile on your face.

Ok where do I start with this dull sequel to a movie which is lacking any decent story telling in the process?

Right the two main love characters have zero chemistry in terms of connection. They both looked bored in terms of the awful dialogue they are given but there is just no spark between them for the whole movie length.

The other side characters are just wasted in terms of development.

It was an lacksture affair with a script from the 1970's comedy genre of that time.

Personally I am at a lost why they made a sequel as the original wasn't much to write home about in truth.

If your at a loose end watch something else on a Xmas movie list as this movie is just a pile of Donkey dung!

Mediocre Christmas Brit-com "Your Christmas Or Mine" should NOT have spawned a sequel, but sadly it did, and predictably enough "Your Christmas Or Mine 2" is DIRE. This time young couple Asa Butterfield & Cora Kirk go on an Austrian Crimbo ski break with their respective familes (again inc Daniel Mays, Angela Griffin, Alex Jennings, David Bradley & this time Jane Krakowski) where mix-ups & class culture clashes ensue to cringe-worthy, caricature levels. Director Jim O'Hanlon & writer Tom Parry didn't shine in the original, and the sequel is WAY worse, with the performances (especially Butterfield & Mays) being particularly poor. It's a stinking Christmas turd. Flush.

You often see people on here complaining that something is badly written or acted when they know nothing about either. This film was well acted and the dialogue was reasonably good. However the plotting was incredibly lazy. People simply don't behave in the way written. It is more like the plotting of a farce rather than a 'comedy' drama. The best things in it are David Bradley and Jane Krakowski who are woefully underused and their characters wholly under developed. Other characters are either stereotypes of cyphers. In short this may be a good film if you're drunk but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it.

The sequel has arrived just one year after the original. As the first movie was feeble my hopes were not raised for the sequel.

James (Asa Butterfield) and Hayley (Cora Kirk) and their respective families are about to go on a skiing holiday for Christmas in the Austrian alps.

Although James wealthy father Humphrey has offered to pay for the trip. Hayley's dad Geoff Taylor wants to make his own arrangements. Only there is a mix up.

The Taylors end up in a posh retreat. Humphrey and his new American girlfriend have to rough it up in a hovel.

While James plans to propose to Hayley but he never finds the right time or the right words.

Your Christmas or Mine 2 is another lame dull rom com. It is basically James trying to propose to his girlfriend, gets interrupted, leads to a misunderstanding and it takes him almost two hours to finally get there.

...in the Caribbean! Such a feel good movie. Don't listen to the naysayers, if you liked the first, you'll love the second. Great addition of Jane Krakowski to the cast, and allowing Alex Jennings' Lord Humphrey to be more jovial was such a treat. Asa Butterfield has quickly grown to be one of my favorite actors and I think he has super chemistry with Cora Kirk. I look forward to seeing her in more roles. Lastly, I can't forget one of my all time favorite British actors, David Bradley! No matter how large or small a role he holds, it always puts a cheeky grin on my face. Watch it, watch it, watch it! You won't be sorry.

I quite enjoyed Your Christmas or Mine. It was cheesy but it was charming and had some good laughs. This second film however is utterly annoying and frustrating.

I appreciate it is a farce and confusion and misunderstanding are the lifeblood of a film like this, but did they have to make every character so insufferably annoying?

Cora Kirk's Hayley goes from being an endearing and likeable character in the first film to incredibly off putting in this film. Asa Butterfield's James feels weak and boring. The chemistry between them is somehow better in the first film despite the fact they barely shared any screen time.

As well as the two leads, every other character is incredibly annoying and will constantly have you rolling your eyes. Does nobody think that communicating would perhaps be a good idea? Again I appreciate that films like this rely on a certain lack of communication for the plot to work, but this needs to be much more cleverly worked. So as not to create an utterly frustrating film.

Despite all this, there are a couple of half decent laughs and if you surrender to the annoying plot there's some good Christmassy vibes to soak up. Ultimately though this is a very weak follow up to a pretty decent first film.