Feast of the Seven Fishes

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⭐2/10

We are STRUGGLING to find any Christmas movies that aren't terrible this year.  If this movie wasn't made in 2019, you'd be convinced it was written by AI. You have never seen a more generic, cliche romcom in your life. The writing is truly awful. It must have been written by someone who has only watched movies and has never had a real human interaction in their life. It is actually crazy that this was made within the last decade because it feels distinctly like a corny 80s movie, complete by the fact that it's clearly written by an old white guy fantasizing about his 20s. It's a small movie that nobody watched, so I had low standards, but yeesh. 

It's about... you know what, who cares. A pretty girl likes a boy, and for a moment you can get behind the romance but only because they are young and attractive. But it takes a bunch of lame, eye-rolling turns and we stopped with about 30 minutes left. 

But I still looked at the Wiki! Here's the final paragraph of the plot summary which I thought was hilarious:

 Tony, though, has shifted the course of his life by talking to his grandfather about going to art school, where his true talent lies. Katie leaves and Beth appears, in defiance of her mother. The two complete their first kiss.

Did AI write the plot summary? Did the writer of the movie also write this entry?? What is going on here? 

Anyways, this movie is awful, don't watch it. One Special Night was one of those where it's so bad it's a fun watch, but this one is just bad and a very difficult watch. 


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