Review of The Mistle-Tones (2012) by Heather P — 20 Dec 2015
The movie is realistic in that the homes seem to match the characters' incomes, there is a lot of racial diversity (and one of the main characters is Jewish), the love interests are co-workers, the kids are loud and chaotic (not quiet and well-behaved), the hair/makeup and clothes are what people typically wear in real life, and the musical numbers come at natural moments (open mic at a bar, mumbling a holiday song at the water cooler, karaoke at the office holiday party, etc.
). The characters don't have crazy holiday outfits just sitting in their closets; Holly has to design them and make them by hand. Well, Marci always dresses like Cruella de Vil, but it suits her. You gain a bit of empathy for Holly because she wants to win the talent show in honor of her deceased mother, and fortunately it's only addressed long enough to be endearing instead of melodramatically dragging it out for the sake of drama.
Also, the soundtrack is stellar (it's on iTunes).
This review of The Mistle-Tones (2012) was written by Heather P on 20 December 2015.
The Mistle-Tones has generally received positive reviews.
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