Patrick Beatty ABC4 Utah Jul 23, 2025

With rom-coms, you’ve got the really great ones like The Proposal, and then you’ve got the ones that are fun to watch during the season.

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Fletcher Peters The Daily Beast Dec 5, 2022

Sloane and Jackson have wonderful chemistry...

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Zoë Rose Bryant Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 1, 2022 4/5

Holidate is a hilarious and heartfelt addition to the “holiday romcom” canon, carried commendably by Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey.

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Elamin Abdelmahmoud BuzzFeed News Apr 5, 2022

Every scene is drudgery, every joke is homework, and every plot point is hell.

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Audrey Fox We Live Entertainment Aug 28, 2021

The biggest issue with Holidate is that none of the characters are likable, least of all our two would-be lovers.

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Susan Kamyab This Chix Flix Jun 23, 2021 B-

This is more of a raunchy, well-made Hallmark Christmas special. It's a lighthearted escape that reminds us of how we use to celebrate the holidays before tragic times.

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Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel Feb 2, 2021 1/5

Rancid self-awareness and a complete lack of sincerity rule the holidate in this shallow rom-com.

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Diana Mangas Los Interrogantes Jan 3, 2021 4.8/10

The movie is like those family Christmas dinners, once a year you can bear it but you certainly wouldn't repeat it. [Full review in Spanish]

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Louisa Moore Screen Zealots Dec 23, 2020 3 / 5

Holidate is far from a perfect rom-com, but it's a close to ideal distraction for a winter night at home, snuggled on the sofa in pajamas with a glass of Chardonnay in hand.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Dec 19, 2020 2.5/4

...Holidate improves considerably as it progresses...

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Jackie K. Cooper jackiekcooper.com Dec 18, 2020 5/10

I liked every one of the actors in this film but I didn't like the quagmire of crudeness that permeated just about every scene.

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Sameen Amer The News International (Pakistan) Dec 2, 2020 1.5/5

Instead of doing something interesting and fresh, John Whitesell and his team have chosen to retread the same old eye-roll-worthy rom-com cliches that have plagued the laziest examples of the genre.

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Sarah Knight Adamson Sarah's Backstage Pass Nov 22, 2020 2.5/4

What started as a clever storyline quickly turned into an onscreen groundhog day-situation. The characters became monotonous and somewhat dull.

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Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Nov 17, 2020 2.5/5

This is not the wittiest or funniest rom-com you'll ever see, but there is something about it that keeps things in the watchable zone throughout.

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Tatat Bunnag Bangkok Post Nov 13, 2020

Holidate fails at being a good rom-com. The film is incredibly messy and it was indeed a struggle to sit through.

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Jennifer Green Common Sense Media Nov 13, 2020 3/5

Raunchy romcom has sex, heavy drinking, and language

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Alicja Johnson Mediaversity Reviews Nov 13, 2020 D

For all there is to criticize, Holidate does surprise us by presenting a relationship with an age gap in a positive way.

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Devesh Sharma Filmfare Nov 10, 2020 2.5/5

The film tries too hard to be a parody of romantic comedies. Maybe that was the general idea initially but the director seemingly lost touch with it as the film progressed.

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Sreeparna Sengupta The Times of India Nov 10, 2020 2.5/5

On the upside, Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey share a cute chemistry and both are adequately good in their roles. But that alone isn't enough to make Holidate a holiday treat to crave for.

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Rachel Charlene Lewis Bitch Media Nov 10, 2020

I wish the film had the guts to sit here longer, but, instead, it continues with the unnecessary chaos...

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