It wouldn’t be that time of year without a new Lifetime-looking Xmas movie to warm your heart a little bit. Is it a movie, is it a film, or is it content? It’s hard to say, but Netflix’s “Best Christmas Ever” releases globally on Netflix on November 16, and it looks a bit standard-issue, tbh.
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Directed by Mary Lambert and written by Charles Shyer and Todd Gallicano, “Best Christmas Ever” stars Heather Graham and Brandy Norwood, with a supporting cast that includes Matt Cedeño, Jason Biggs, Wyatt Hunt, Abby Villasmil, and Madison Skye Validum.
Lambert is an industry vet, and she is known for directing Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” music video, 1989’s “Pet Sematary,” and more recently, episodes of “The Blacklist,” “The Goldbergs” and “Arrow.”
The film centers on friendships that are put to the ultimate test over a boastful Holiday Newsletter.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Every Christmas, Jackie sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect. Starring Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs, and Matt Cedeño.
“Best Christmas Ever” premieres on Netflix on November 16. Watch the trailer below.