“For some reason, are always obsessed with me,” she purrs. It also boasts another scene-stealing performance from Jennifer Coolidge, who plays Peter’s glamorous Aunt Sandy-a woman still living in her Broadway heyday who whips the town’s children into shape for her Christmas play.Ĭoolidge plays to her audience with her ditzy, deadpan one-liners.
Single All the Way almost reaches the Hallmark-level of silly/overly sweet, but who’s to say that’s a bad thing? It still manages to capture the magic of spending time with loved ones over the holidays, recounting embarrassing stories and even rehearsing made-up dance routines to Britney Spears’ “Santa, Can You Hear Me?” with younger nieces and nephews. The plan quickly unravels when Peter’s mother ( Veep’s Kathy Najimy) has already scoped out the town’s only other resident gay man: the impossibly buff and handsome personal trainer/ski instructor, James (Macfarlane), resulting in a Parent Trap-esque operation from Peter’s other scheming family members who meddle in the blooming romance, convinced that Peter and Nick belong together. Peter lives with his longtime best friend Nick (Chambers), whom he persuades to come back home with him to New Hampshire for Christmas and fake a relationship in order to avoid his family’s persistent questions about his love life. executive who dreams of opening a plant store and whose well-intentioned relationships always seem to turn disastrous, whether they be men who faked having cancer or discovering his current boyfriend is married with children. But along the way, they come to their senses and realize the one they are meant to be with has been by their side all along. It’s a refreshing take on the classic step-and-repeat storyline that plagues most “coming home” holiday movies: a dejected singleton returns to their sleepy hometown and, at the prodding of their family members, is encouraged to seek out love. HIV/AIDS Orgs: DaBaby Ghosted Us and Didn’t Donate a Dime 2, the streaming giant is also introducing its first gay holiday romcom, the punny Single All the Way, starring Michael Urie, Luke Macfarlane, and newcomer Philemon Chambers. Next year, they’ll give us the ultimate gift: bringing back Lindsay Lohan to our screens for an untitled project with Glee star Chord Overstreet.īut on Dec. Netflix has the latter covered, slowly rolling out a steady stream of Christmas-y flicks since November, including the third installment of The Princess Switch, starring Vanessa Hudgens, and Father Christmas Is Back with Kelsey Grammer and Elizabeth Hurley. ‘Tis the season of overeating, returning to small hometowns, endless present shopping, and-perhaps most importantly-curling up at night to watch heartwarming (and cheesy) holiday movies.