Friendsgiving

From reading the synopsis, I was not that intrigued by “Friendsgiving”, the latest film to kick off the 2020 holiday season. I felt like I would either love it – or hate it; there simply is no middle ground for ensemble films like these that posit multiple character storylines against each other to unfold comically. It works – or it doesn’t. While there were a couple of heartfelt moments in “Friendsgiving”, I was bored most of the time. It wasn’t even funny, but instead gave off that awkward feeling of dread many of us know very well; that feeling when chaos is unfolding in front of us and out of our control but we can’t leave or look away. Why the director, writer, and producers thought people would willingly want to watch that – I have no idea! For me, it’s an utter flop. But others seem to have enjoyed the film.