Just Another Christmas (2020)
After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he’s doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with the aftermath of what his other self has done the other 364 days of the year.
- Bianca Paranhos
- Yana Kaufmann
- Tom Borges
- Natalia Soutto
- Ana Ligia Coradi
- Roberto Santucci
- Paulo Cursino
Rating: 7.3/10 by 411 users
Alternative Title:
Just Another Christmas - US
Totul va fi bine Crăciunul care vine - RO
Country:
Brazil
Language:
Português
Runtime: 01 hour 41 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: rio de janeiro, christmas, time jump
'A Christmas Carol' meets 'Groundhog Dog'. 'Just Another Christmas' doesn't do anything all that unique or overly refreshing, but it does certainly bring heart and humour. Leandro Hassum does a grand job as Jorge, his comedy background shines through. He is very much the star, but Elisa Pinheiro (Laura) is likeable too. I enjoyed seeing the premise unfold. They do it in a positive way, with the pacing pretty spot on. I will say I thought they'd go deeper into it, especially with how they change Jorge - other than just doing, basically, what the aforementioned Charles Dickens novella entails. It does, as is, create some touching moments though. I'd be rating it a notch higher if it had a bit more freshness and took a deeper dive, but there's absolutely no doubt it's a good film. Worth a watch, definitely.
