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This New Holiday Rom-Com Officially Flips the Christmas Movie Formula
A Very Merry Breakup turns the familiar Christmas rom-com setup around: instead of a city woman finding love in a small town, Lydia flees a seemingly perfect proposal and seeks advice from her parents. The film explores whether a dependable, thoughtful relationship is what she wants, and why perfection may leave her uncertain.
Written and directed by Elizabeth Guest, who also stars as Lydia, the feature expands on her web series Guest Appearances. Andrew Leeds plays Tim, whose Christmas-time proposal prompts Lydia to fly across the country to her parents in Los Angeles. The cast includes Guest’s parents, Nicholas and Pamela Guest, as well as Ed Begley Jr., Rachelle Carson-Begley and Robert Carradine; the film is dedicated to Carradine’s memory. It is available digitally on Apple TV, Fandango at Home and Prime Video.
In short
- Lydia runs from a picture-perfect Christmas proposal.
- Her parents try to help her work out what she wants.
- Elizabeth Guest’s feature film expands her web series.
Explained simply
Christmas romantic comedies often pair a city-dweller with a new love in a small town. A Very Merry Breakup shifts attention to a woman already in a relationship, as Lydia turns to her parents after her boyfriend Tim proposes.
Elizabeth Guest wrote and directed the film, adapted from her web series Guest Appearances, and plays Lydia. Andrew Leeds plays Tim, while Guest’s parents and actors including Ed Begley Jr., Rachelle Carson-Begley and Robert Carradine are also in the cast. The story centres on Lydia’s uncertainty about whether a steady, thoughtful relationship is right for her, raising questions about the expectations people bring to love and commitment.
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