Our Little Secret (Netflix)- Lindsay Lohan Tries To Impress Kristin Chenoweth This Christmas
Quick Take- It feels like Lindsay Lohan is on film probation, and she’s having to work through Netflix content creation to get a real film offer. In this latest film, which is disguised as a holiday film, Lohan plays a young woman who breaks up with someone at the top, only for us to have a weird montage of the passage of time, so that we can see her years later with a new boyfriend. this one has invited her home for the holidays, and when she arrives, she sees that her ex is also dating a member of the same family. Hijinx wants to ensue. However, it doesn’t. there’s the requisite scene where a character eats weed gummies. Whoopsie.
the saving grace is Kristin Chenoweth, who plays the matriarch of this family, and I wanted this to evolve so badly into Lohan Vs Chenoweth, like a remake of Monster In Law. She’s really the only one in the regular cast who can match Lohan. Her love interests, both current and past, are really forgettable. The funniest scene revolves around Chenoweth believing her tiny dog ate a ton of chocolate. There are also times where Ms. Ga-Linda reads a line like she is cashing a paycheck. Honestly, I think she knows this is a paycheck movie, which is sad, because Lohan and Chenoweth are the brightest spots.
The audio description is fine. I liked when it pointed out really specific things, like the family portraits where Chenoweth never ages. Really specific, but supports her character. This is marginally better than Irish Wish, which was marginally better than her last Christmas film with Chord Overstreet. At this rate of incremental improvement, she’ll be in a good movie after another 270 Netflix originals. For more, check out my video.
