IMDb plot summary: An embittered "Scrooge" of a woman plans to sell her small town, regardless of the consequences to the people who live there.
Directed by Debbie Allen. Starring Christine Baranski, Dolly Parton, Jenifer Lewis, and Josh Segarra.'
This is apparently based on a stage play, and it absolutely has a "filmed community theater holiday production" vibe to it, with a lot of the primary actors turning in just the hammiest and most bizarre performances I've ever seen. The story itself also makes zero sense, the songs are most definitely NOT Parton's best work, themes are emphasized only to be abruptly dropped. There are some just outright baffling decisions, like the eight-year-old child apparently left to tend bar in her father's establishment while he's off at a protest meeting at the church (where an entire song gleefully suggests physically assaulting Baranski) -- and then Baranski and the child sing a cynical duet about how awful life is while nursing their respective cocktails. Like... whose idea was that? Who greenlit it? It's a baffling and hilarious movie that's worth a watch with a snarky movie companion.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Christmas on the Square < Broken Embraces
Christmas on the Square > Secondhand Lions
Christmas on the Square < Anchors Aweigh
Christmas on the Square < Sideways
Christmas on the Square < The Black Stallion
Christmas on the Square > Elizabethtown
Christmas on the Square > Love in the Afternoon
Christmas on the Square < Give My Regards to Broad Street
Christmas on the Square < Heidi (1937)
Christmas on the Square < Ivan the Terrible, Part One
Christmas on the Square > How to Deal
Christmas on the Square < My Favorite Wife
Final spot: #2374 out of 3271, or 27%.
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