Last Train to Christmas
Published December 19, 2021
Film info
- Title Last Train to Christmas
- Director Julian Kemp
- Year 2021
- Run time 1hr 49m
- Genres Fantasy, Drama
- Tagline A journey to the future. A history of mistakes. One last chance to change everything.
When successful 80s nightclub manager Michael Sheen boards a magical train at Christmas, he discovers that each carriage harbours a different stage of his life.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 3:12 | Now That’s What I Call Music 5!! |
| 4:56 | Age old question, do you eat or drink soup? |
| 12:05 | Oh my, Hooch! What an alcopop that was. |
| 18:35 | I feel like eight small bottles of champagne wouldn’t cover the whole carriage. |
| 23:58 | Did they have anti-shoplifting tags in the 80s? Would he know what it was? |
| 32:13 | How is Mia McKenna-Bruce playing a mum? She’s 12! |
| 34:05 | What is this film, talking about the Advanced Passenger Train? |
| 40:59 | Ooh, steam train. |
| 50:45 | “I like parts of it.” Not a great single review, that one. |
| 58:16 | They really are very short shorts. |
| 1:05:20 | Has anyone mapped how long this train is? I’ve lost all sense of direction. |
| 1:15:28 | Why would you push a pig off a cliff? |
| 1:21:07 | Rat Salad is a terrible name for a song. |
| 1:25:26 | “It’s all very confusing.” Yes, yes it is Michael. |
| 1:35:40 | Fair to say I wasn’t expecting that. |
Thoughts
Right. Where to start? The good: Michael Sheen is obviously amazing. The aesthetic of each carriage was incredible. The time travelling story pretty well stacked up, and I liked it. I wanted to know what would happen in each successive carriage.
The bad: What does it have to do with Christmas? That’s a pretty big mis-sell. You can argue all you like that Die Hard isn’t a Christmas movie but then come and watch this one and see what you think. The plot was a little bit messy, it was never quite clear what the intention was - was he fixing his relationship with his girlfriend, was it the brother, was it the aunt? It all combined together, I guess, but the strands were a bit messy in the middle. It takes a while to get going, too.
But worth a watch, as long as you’re not expecting a festive movie.
Rating: 3 / 5
