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RomanceComedy

Your Christmas or Mine?

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Students Hayley and James are young and in love. After saying goodbye for Christmas at a London train station, they both make the same mad split-second decision to swap trains and surprise each other. Passing each other in the station, they are completely unaware that they have just swapped Christmases.

Release Date : 2022-12-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Shiny Button ProductionsBanijay Entertainment

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Asa Butterfield

Character Name : James

Original Name : Asa Butterfield

Gender : Male

Cora Kirk

Character Name : Hayley

Original Name : Cora Kirk

Gender : Female

Angela Griffin

Character Name : Kath

Original Name : Angela Griffin

Gender : Female

Daniel Mays

Character Name : Geoff

Original Name : Daniel Mays

Gender : Male

Harriet Walter

Character Name : Iris

Original Name : Harriet Walter

Gender : Female

Alex Jennings

Character Name : Humphrey

Original Name : Alex Jennings

Gender : Male

David Bradley

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : David Bradley

Gender : Male

Natalie Gumede

Character Name : Kaye

Original Name : Natalie Gumede

Gender : Female

Lucien Laviscount

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : Lucien Laviscount

Gender : Male

Ram John Holder

Character Name : Grandad

Original Name : Ram John Holder

Gender : Male

June Watson

Character Name : Nan

Original Name : June Watson

Gender : Female

Mark Heap

Character Name : Johnson

Original Name : Mark Heap

Gender : Male

Aston Wray

Character Name : Ant

Original Name : Aston Wray

Gender : Male

Harris Kiiza

Character Name : Dec

Original Name : Harris Kiiza

Gender : Male

Neil Edmond

Character Name : Middle Aged Man

Original Name : Neil Edmond

Gender : Male

Annabelle Dowler

Character Name : Middle Aged Woman

Original Name : Annabelle Dowler

Gender : Female

Lizzie Roper

Character Name : Macclesfield Woman

Original Name : Lizzie Roper

Gender : Female

Stephanie Fayerman

Character Name : Naughty

Original Name : Stephanie Fayerman

Gender : Female

David Hargreaves

Character Name : Nice

Original Name : David Hargreaves

Gender : Male

Natalie Dunne

Character Name : Doris

Original Name : Natalie Dunne

Gender : Female

Wendy Mae Brown

Character Name : Train Guard

Original Name : Wendy Mae Brown

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-12-03

So "James" (Asa Butterfield) and girlfriend "Hayley" (Cora Kirk) are saying their goodbyes before heading to their respective families for Christmas. It's only when they are on their separate trains that they realise that they would rather be together, so - without telling each other - they board the other's train. Next thing, she arrives at his and he arrives at her's and what now ensues is a gently comedic tale that quite engagingly illustrates the joys and pains of the season. It turns out that neither have been being entirely honest with each other, or with their families - but can that all get ironed out in time for the turkey? Sure, the story is totally contrived and indulges in just about every Christmas stereotype you can imagine, but there are some fun contributions from Daniel Mays, David Bradley, Dame Harriet Walter and Angela Griffin to help this pass ninety minutes amiably enough. Plenty of snow, a few glasses of mulled wine and a dog called "Peanut" - what's not to like? No, you will not remember it afterwards - even if you haven't had a drink - but it's one of those films that makes you reach for another mince pie at this time of year, and is actually at the better end of these festive television offerings.

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r96sk

@r96sk

2022-12-05

Very good! I thoroughly enjoyed this. You never really know what to expect from Xmas films, especially those with (no disrespect intended whatsoever) unrecognisable (to me, of course) leads and those that are straight-to-streaming. 'Your Christmas Or Mine?' is, thankfully, a rather swell festive flick. Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk are a good pairing, though given the plot don't actually spend too much time together onscreen. Butterfield has more to work with, his side of the plot is very much more fleshed out. As such Kirk does well with her scenes. As noted this is my first time watching Butterfield [actually, technically I've seen a ~13-year-old him in 'Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang' - who knew?] and Kirk, though behind those two there are many a well known face that I spotted. Daniel Mays, Angela Griffin, David Bradley and Alex Jennings, plus one or two others, are actors I've seen elsewhere. The support cast are excellent, here. It's amusing, very nicely paced and has all the necessary cheesy Christmas vibes - though, to be fair, it's not Hallmark Channel-esque cheese, it's just the usual strong sense of holiday cheer... which is what you'd want from a production of this ilk to be honest, at least I do.