'Confessions of a Christmas Letter' Reviews: "The onesies might have stuck with me more than anything else in Confessions of a Christmas Letter, to be honest, and that’s probably not what the main takeaway should ultimately be"

         On November 17, 2024, Hallmark Channel released 'Confessions of a Christmas Letter', which has earneda mixed reception reviews from critics. In the film, "After years of losing her community's Christmas letter competition, Settie Rose hires Juan, a struggling novelist, to depict her dysfunctional family in the best possible light." The ensemble cast includes Angela Kinsey, Colleen Wheeler, Alec Santos, Andy Thompson, and Lillian Doucet-Roche. But what did the critics say?

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        Maddy Casale of Decider writes, "Hallmark continues to hit viewers with nostalgic stars we know and love by getting The Office‘s Angela Kinsey to lead Confessions of a Christmas Letter. This romantic dramedy manages to reunite Kinsey with her former The Office co-star, Brian Baumgartner, AKA Kevin Malone, as she plays another Angela Martin-like Type A, competitive woman who’s determined to go to extremes to get what she wants. In addition to Kinsey, Alec Santos and Lillian Doucet-Roche act as romantic leads who just might find their happy ending with one another, despite seeming like total opposites on paper." Adding, "The romance between Juan and Lily has its own issues, as in the movie’s efforts to hammer home that the two are total opposites, they end up appearing somewhat unsuited for one another. I fear that some of Juan’s affection towards Lily and the Roses might just be a product of Stockholm Syndrome by the end of his stay there (that is if they even let him leave). Once you’ve forced a guy to do silent disco on your front lawn and terribly tango in public, it seems like his will is pretty much broken. And lastly, I hate to say it, but I think I could have gone without seeing so many scenes where adults are wearing onesies. I like a onesie as much as the next person (unless that person is a baby, now they really love onesies), but I swear they wore those things every day (and night?). Did they ever even wash them? The onesies might have stuck with me more than anything else in Confessions of a Christmas Letter, to be honest, and that’s probably not what the main takeaway should ultimately be."