Christmas with the Singhs

Asha is a nurse practitioner who one Christmas night encounters Jake, an old high school classmate. They hit it off immediately and go on an impromptu date that same night. Fast forward a year later, they get engaged and it's time to go back home and meet the inlaws.

I'm a bit biased because I love Benjamin Hollingsworth and I think he is a great leading man, full of carisma and charm. I've seen Anuja in the Resident and I think it's her first Hallmark movie. I thought the chemistry was there. I'm definitely not mad about the early kiss. It instantly breaks the formula we are all used to.

Yes, this movie is full of stereotypes. And you can imagine how this goes, Indian family on one side and Irish descendants on the other, everyone proud of their cultures. The problem is that the main characters get stuck in the middle and the relationship struggles because of that. The parents should know better.

This movie is quite fast paced, it has a big secondary cast, meddlesome parents, sweet scenes between Jake and Asha and unnecessary drama. If they do get married, I recommend they elope.

Wow! I totally enjoyed this whole movie n can relate to the cultural differences.

Both the main cast Asha n Jake did an amazing job! They had great chemistry n were so natural.

Yes this is often how it is in the beginning when 2 families with 2 different backgrounds come together.

Many real families go through this, yet they find understanding n compromise eventually.

Ben Hollingsworth was perfect for the role.

He was very patient with the father in law n loved how he tried to fit in.

His Indian dance moves put us in awe.

The father in law Manoj Sood from Little Mosque on the Prarie played the role perfectly.

Loved the little things in the .movie about removing the shoes in the house to the couple sleeping apart at parent's home out of respect.

Jake's parents were respectful n were right in saying they had a say in their son's engagement.

It's 2 families coming together n yes it is difficult but in the end it's a beautiful thing blending cultures n customs.

Loved the ending n the speeches from the 2 dad's.

We enjoy Hallmark movies taped in other countries (Ireland, Portugal etc ) but this movie was a big hit with us.

We got the little jokes in between lol like "indian time".

They weren't trying to portray rudeness but in reality it is difficult to please everyone to accept each other's traditions.

Everything is different from food, clothing to customs n traditions.

In reality these differences is what makes a fun n unique togetherness for everyone.

There were parts of this Hallmark holiday romance that were nice...like the sharing of some East Indian culture, but there were parts that were awkward like the say anything/Bollywood dance moment.

Jake and Asha meet in the ER during Christmas thanks to an icy sidewalk injury. A year later Jake asks Asha to marry him and goes to spend Christmas with both his parents and her parents the Singhs.

The spicy food, superstitions, lack of footwear in the house, sari's, etc were all fun to see as was the explanation of the small number of Christians in India. I thought the classing seemed forced because everyone seemed open and reasonable.

I really enjoyed Manoj Sood, who played Asha's father Samuel...for me he was the star of the show.

Colorful and quasi romantic. I wanted more from this film...including a few less stereotypes.

Well, not without ALL the daggers.

A WASP young man and a woman whose heritage is from Christians from India have (almost) love at first sight, bumping into each other after they knew each other in High School, where she tutored him in Chemistry.

After a year of happy dating, he proposes and she cheerfully accepts. Then comes the issues ... meeting each other's families and the families meeting each other.

The daggers? Looks the two fathers give each other over the preference for baseball or cricket.

The poison? The extra spicy food the young man gets (sort of) tricked into eating at a family dinner in the Indian home.

Eventually, family issues threaten the relationship, and that happens all too frequently in real life.

The conclusion is satisfying. I'm not sure this will bear repeated viewings, but we wouldn't avoid it. Thre are a few truly amusing moments.

When I sat down to watch the 2024 movie "Christmas with the Singhs", I was under the impression that I was in for a Christmas movie. But it turns but that director Panta Mosleh delivered a comedy that was set against a Christmas backdrop. And while the movie certainly was watchable and enjoyable, it just wasn't exactly what I was expecting. But don't get me wrong, because the movie is not a bad movie.

Writers Patricia Isaac and Emily Ting put together a good and enjoyable script. Just don't expect to be in for a sappy Christmas movie, as I did, and you're good to go. "Christmas with the Singhs" is a feel-good kind of comedy that takes Western and Hindu culture and traditions and throw into a kettle and stir around for some funny moments and good laughs.

I was not familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list. And that is actually something I generally enjoy when I sit down and watch a movie. I will say that the acting performances in the movie were good.

This movie provided me with genuine entertainment, and it is a movie well-worth watching if you enjoy comedies with more than just jokes below the belt.

My rating of director Panta Mosleh's 2024 movie "Christmas with the Singhs" lands on a six out of ten stars.