Review | Netflix movie review: Falling for Christmas – Lindsay Lohan back in wholesome if vacuous festive romantic comedy
- Lindsay Lohan shows that she can still play a lead in this fairly vacuous romantic comedy about a ski resort heiress with amnesia
- Lohan has signed a multi-picture deal with Netflix, so we can expect to see more of the actress in family-friendly roles
2/5 stars
After years in the Hollywood wilderness, child star turned tabloid target Lindsay Lohan has her biggest role in at least a decade in Falling for Christmas.
The first in a multi-picture deal with streaming giant Netflix, this chintzy festive romantic comedy sees Lohan return to the type of wholesome, family-friendly fare in which she established herself in the 1990s.
Ostensibly a snow-driven remake of the 1987 Kurt Russell/Goldie Hawn hit Overboard, Falling for Christmas sees Lohan play Sierra Belmont, the spoiled, self-involved heiress of a luxury ski resort.
Following a high-altitude alpine altercation, she awakens on the other side of the mountain with amnesia and is taken in by Jack (Chord Overstreet), the handsome young owner of a struggling nearby ski lodge.