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JINGLE BELL HEIST MOVIE REVIEW
Nice Christmas tree you got there with all that silver and gold on it. Be a shame if something happened to it. Jingle Bell Heist follows Sophia (Olivia Holt) who is all dressed up in red and green, and making cash at the Christmas department store adorned with Christmas trees and the hopeful spirits of holiday shoppers. Sophia isn’t just collecting a paycheck however; she’s Dickens inspired, and not the Christmas Carol kind of way. Sophia is going more the way of Oliver Twist, by pickpocketing shoppers and swiping store items. Sophia’s Robin Hood intentions are pure as the winter snow, but Nick (Connor Swindells), a tech savvy hacker, catches her in the act through the department store’s security cams. Rather than blackmail Sophia, he offers her a plan to team up and swindle the richest man in town, Maxwell Sterling (Peter Serafinowicz). Sophia reluctantly agrees and we find out that there’s more to these two thieves than the rush of the heist. Bradly, Caroline and Ian dash through the snow, critiquing the holiday schmaltz and the sleigh crash that ensues. However, is this burning wreckage of rosebud and reindeer by design? Just because it’s like a Hallmark/Lifetime mash-up movie doesn’t mean it’s ho ho horrible. Happy holidays and merry listening!
DIRECTED BY: Michael Fimognari
STARRING: Olivia Holt, Connor Swindells, Lucy Punch, Peter Serafinowicz, Poppy Drayton, Natasha Joseph, Michael Salami, Belal Sabir, Jess Lloyd-Jones, Mariah Louca, Ellie Nunn, James Dryden, Alana-Star Khan, Chyna-Rose Frederick, Nicola Alexis, Ed Kear, Ada Player, Homer Todiwala, Brooke Henzell, Des Fleming, Ray Keith
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad Boss, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and maybe even providing some comments of his own.
Ian Butcher (Highly Suspect Reviews, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Moving all around the country growing up meant that there was only one constant in Ian’s life, the video store. Thus began a lifelong obsession with all things celluloid. While spending most of his origin story becoming a human IMDB, Ian came across a certain site called Spill.com, This discovery, combined with a need to move away from the pacific northwest and never look back, led Ian to drop out of film school and move to Austin. A general man about town, you can usually find Ian in a hole in the wall bar in east Austin, running around town with a camera pretending to be something of a filmmaker, or talking about all things movies here on OneOfUs.net and DoubleToasted.com.
Caroline Sulek
Caroline Sulek resides in Mckinney, TX with her son Henry and two cats: Sally and Rocky. As a mom, corporate baddie, and unabashed lover of all things silly, spooky, and creative, she brings a unique perspective to the One of Us network. Her love of art and movies started long ago when she and her brother, Wright, would spend entire summer vacations in front of the TV and she would draw portraits of Wright as he sat watching for hours. Caroline has been a frequent guest and fan favorite of the Trash in the Can podcast with her brother, Wright, and his life podcast partner, Eric Samaniego. Caroline enjoys the most gruesome of horror movies and the most bingeable of reality shows and anywhere in between!
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