A Castle for Christmas

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A Castle for Christmas
A Castle for Christmas Poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed byMary Lambert
Written by
  • Ally Carter
  • Kim Beyer-Johnson
Produced byBrad Krevoy
Starring
CinematographyMichael Coulter
Edited bySuzy Elmiger
Music byJeff Rona
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Castle for Christmas is a 2021 American Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Mary Lambert.[1] The film was released on November 26, 2021, by Netflix.

Premise[]

The story follows best-selling American author Sophie, who travels to Scotland to escape the scandal of her last book.[2] She visits the ancestral village of her father, whose own father worked as a groundskeeper at the estate of a nearby castle.[3] While there, she ends up falling in love with the castle, Dun Dunbar, but must also face off with the ill-tempered duke who owns it.[4][5]

Cast[]

Production[]

Dalmeny House, a Gothic Revival mansion to the north-west of Edinburgh, was used as the location for the film's Dun Dunbar Castle.[5][7] Tantallon Castle was also used as a filming location.[7][8] Parts of the film were also shot in South Queensferry.[5] The village of Culross in Fife was used to portray the village of Dunbar.[9]

The music in the film features the song "Celtic Heart" by Glasgow band Starsky & the Fox.[10][11]

Reception[]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 75%, with an average score of 6/10, based on 20 reviews.[12]

Writing for Variety, Courtney Howard called the film "gently disarming, heartening, holiday-themed escapism" and that it kept "genre-patented shenanigans and hijinks to a bare minimum, which is both a blessing and a curse."[13] Writing for The Guardian, Jenny Colgan said there was "no jeopardy in this film at all: it is absolutely perfect for low-maintenance Christmas viewing" and that it was "lovely to see two great-looking actors who aren’t in the full flush of youth falling for one another."[3] Gabriella Geisinger of Digital Spy said that the actors "manage to imbue their characters with a believable earnestness that belies the over cheese" and noted that the film was "mostly devoid of any socio-political landscape, which is a bit odd when a film is built on a system as controversial as aristocracy."[14] The National said that the "main characters are obnoxious, the class politics are extremely dubious and the portrayal of rural village life incredibly patronising," but that "if you haven’t watched Cary Elwes try to catch fake snowflakes on his tongue, you haven’t lived."[15] The imitations of Scottish accents and use of Scottish words and terms also met with mixed reactions.[5][16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Watch A Castle For Christmas | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Darwish, Meaghan. "'A Castle for Christmas': Netflix Unveils First Look at Brooke Shields & Cary Elwes Rom-Com (VIDEO)". TV Insider. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Colgan, Jenny (November 26, 2021). "Tartan and tinsel: a Scottish castle-dwelling novelist on Brooke Shields' new romcom". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Stewart, Sara (November 10, 2021). "Brooke Shields on being a boss and landing 'A Castle for Christmas'". New York Post. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Scots react to new Netflix Christmas film shot in Edinburgh". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "A Castle For Christmas: ending explained (wait, what?)". Caution Spoilers. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "The Set Of Netflix's 'A Castle For Christmas' Has A Surprising Twist. Everything you *want* to know about the filming location". Marie Claire. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Murphy, Sean (November 29, 2021). "The Scottish filming locations used in Brooke Shield's Netflix movie 'A Castle for Christmas'". The Daily Record. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Dun Dunbar Castle & ALL the Locations where 'A Castle for Christmas' was filmed". Atlas of Wonders. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Nicole (November 25, 2021). "Meet the Glasgow band behind a song in Netflix's A Castle for Christmas". Glasgow Times. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Netflix movie 'A Castle For Christmas' to feature song by new Scots band Starsky & The Fox". Daily Record. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "A Castle for Christmas". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  13. ^ Howard, Courtney (November 26, 2021). "'A Castle For Christmas' Review: Brooke Shields Finds Holiday Cheer in Netflix Escapist Fantasy". Variety. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  14. ^ Geisinger, Gabriella (November 26, 2021). "Is Stranger Things star Cary Elwes' new Christmas romcom on Netflix worth watching?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  15. ^ Craven, Shona (November 26, 2021). "A Castle for Christmas review: Patronising and daft – but I loved it". The National. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Murphy, Sean (November 29, 2021). "Scots react to Netflix festive film A Castle for Christmas with scathing reviews". Daily Record. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

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