A review of the 2019 film “Last Christmas”
This is a Christmas rom-com with lots of singing by the late George Michael – hence the title – with the main roles being an elf in a Santa shop who has issues (the cute and talented Emilia Clarke) and her mysterious saviour on a bike rather than a horse (affable but bland Henry Golding). Emma Thompson co-wrote, co-produced and stars (as an eccentric Croatian mother).
It has to be one of the most sentimental films that I’ve seen – but I guess that you would have to be without a heart not to enjoy it at some level. It was recommended to me by a couple of women friends, because it is set in central London locations close to where I live, and I enjoyed spotting the familiar sights, but it is not really funny enough and I found the central proposition rather corny. Sorry, guys.