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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyCourtney HowardVarietyCourtney HowardIts subversive spirit, female-forward smarts and sweet sentimentality remix the formulaic and festive, making all things merry and bright.
- Lohan is just fine with self-deprecating quips at her expense and looking silly while getting messy by way of physical comedy involving toilets, raccoons, and the aforementioned ski accident. Lohan shines in these moments, and the blooper reel in the credits shows that shine even extended to the set.
- 63RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesRogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesIt’s more like a reusable ribbon bow. It's not great. It's nothing special. But you can keep it year after year and place it on presents as long as you have scotch tap—or Lohan’s irrepressible charm—to hold it together.
- 60Vanity FairRichard LawsonVanity FairRichard LawsonIt’s a story of reinvention for an actor trying to do the same. It mostly works a treat. Lohan’s performance is perky and agreeable, a shimmer of that old Mean Girls (or, hell, Parent Trap) charm dancing around her for the first time in a while. I’d happily watch her in more after this—though preferably in something a bit meatier than a Hallmark knock-off.
- 50ColliderEmma KielyColliderEmma KielyEvery actor probably knows that this script is pretty useless, but that doesn't stop any of them from putting their best foot forward. Including Lohan, they all look like they’re having a blast and that really comes through to the audience.
- 40The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeA film like Falling for Christmas doesn’t try or need to break the mold, it doesn’t even need to be that good, it just needs to be low-level competent and as these films go, it’s just about passable enough for those who tend to start getting excited about the festive period at least two months early.
- 30Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzWithout Lohan, Falling for Christmas would be another of the near-anonymous morass of holiday movies so prevalent during the season. Even with her it’s not much more.
- 25New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNew York PostJohnny OleksinskiIf Falling for Christmas simply fleshed out Sierra more, and made us believe she was in love with Jake, not just grinning at everybody, we’d have a movie. Instead, it’s a predictable stunt.
- 20The New York TimesCalum MarshThe New York TimesCalum MarshIf this is the standard we’re dealing with, I’d rather have amnesia.
- 10The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThis sub-Hallmark dreck made by a bunch of hacks that don’t deserve to be named is the first film out of Lohan’s Netflix deal and her first feature in three years. Not to beat up on a former child star who has overcome more than her share of demons, but if this is the best vehicle she could find, waiting another three might not have been a bad idea.