The Christmas Lottery (2020 TV Movie) User Reviews

Bad Bad Bad, all marks are bad

[devlsrdeye · 1/10 · 11 January 2021]

Bad acting, omg bad. Bad writing, directing. As if someone handed out cameras in 2nd grade class and said make us something. Gag me with a candycane

Such a Fun Christmas Movie

[sdavisoffice · 9/10 · 15 January 2021]

Growing up, I never really paid much mind to Christmas movies but in the past few years, I have started to consume them heavily. This movie was exactly what I look for. It is at it's heart a movie about a family and that is often what I'm thinking of around the Holidays. The cast is superb. Sure, if you're like me, you might be instantly attracted because of Reginald VelJohnson (who is excellent) but the rest of the cast really brings this one home. Kay Washington as the matriarch of the family strikes a perfect tone, reminding me of my own family history with, well, that would be a spoiler. The daughters (played by Candiace Dillard, Brave Williams and Asia'h Epperson) are so great, each highlighting different problems and personalities. The supporting cast is impossible not to like (even Spyder!). Do yourself a favor and make this part of your own Christmas story.

Better than average

[cerit-86670 · 8/10 · 16 December 2020]

Great little film this. Decent storyline, well-acted, and genuinely funny and touching in places. I think most people can relate to complicated family relationships and squabbles but the likeable characters here mean you're rooting for the whole family. Much better than the average christmas movies that are churned out this time of year.

Ticks all the Christmas movie boxes, and then some

[spiderwing · 9/10 · 13 December 2020]

This is everything you expect in a Christmas movie. All the feels! A family with deep issues comes together over a holiday crises, and discovers that love is the most important thing.

The twist is that it deals with a very real issue, dementia, and the happily ever after ending doesn't include a magical cure. AMAZING performance by Kay Megan Washington as the mother who is (mostly) aware that everything is slipping away.