Though, in spite of this and the quasi-romantic tension between Noelle and Jake Hapman (Kingsley Ben-Adir), a private investigator and divorced father who helps her search for Nick, the film isn't actually a romantic comedy at all. Fortunately, the ever-charming Pitch Perfect veteran is an excellent match for the role, and handles the film's wacky comedy as gracefully as she. Like Will Ferrell in Elf, she commits to playing Noelle with a completely straight face, even in the most ridiculous of situations. That goes double for the rest of the ensemble, who spend most of their screen time either cracking Yuletide-related jokes or playing archetypes right out of a typical rom-com. The movie's success very much rests on Kendrick's shoulders, too. Hader and MacLaine are similarly good as the anxious Nick and Noelle's no-nonsense caretaker Polly, though the movie is very much Kendrick's and the pair end up feeling a bit underutilized by the end. Fortunately, the ever-charming Pitch Perfect veteran is an excellent match for the role, and handles the film's wacky comedy as gracefully as she does its serious and more reflective moments. The movie's success very much rests on Kendrick's shoulders, too.
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