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BREAKUP SEASON

Starring: Chandler Riggs, Samantha Isler, James Urbaniak, Brook Hogan, Carly Stewart, and Jacob Wysocki
Director: H. Nelson Tracey

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NICK

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There’s an authenticity to Breakup Season that makes it more relatable than clichéd. From how frustrated I became with Ben (Chandler Riggs) and his inability to get out of his own way to the hectic and annoying family moments (and members) of the holiday season, everything feels like a lived experience. This approach works for what this film is: a grounded, cozy indie that plays things fairly safe. There are spots that call for a big dramatic moment, but director H. Nelson Tracey instead goes the route of subtlety, which left me wanting, but still works within the context of the film.

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KATIE

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Breakup Season is a simple and endearing, if slightly underwhelming, romantic comedy-drama that follows Ben (Chandler Riggs) and Cassie’s (Samantha Isler) sudden and inconvenient breakup during the Christmas holidays. The performances are not bad individually, but their relationship doesn’t feel very authentic and it lacks chemistry, which makes it difficult to believe they were madly in love only recently. I would have liked it better if it leaned more into the awkward moments and tension between the couple, but it meanders from conversation to conversation. Nonetheless, it looks very pretty, and it makes for an easy and cozy watch.

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