Fans of physical comedy, function disasters and wardrobe malfunctions will lap this up, while the chemistry between the leads is best described as crackling.

My Secret Santa is full of potential that is never fully reached, because it is more concerned with being cheap and easy than being actually memorable.

While the script is, you know, what it is (not much), [Alexandra Breckenridge] is believable and having fun. Which helps us, the audience, have some fun with it along with her.

It's a movie that leans into the warm, predictable comfort of the genre, even if that comes at the cost of depth or surprises.