Overview
- Zooey Deschanel and Charlie Cox play a separated couple whose shared dog prompts a pre‑Christmas trip to Florida that stirs unresolved feelings.
- Director Jessica Swale says the Christmas setting was added during development to intensify the characters’ emotional conflict.
- Producers Roma Downey, Mark Burnett and Matthew Baer frame the film as family‑friendly, with Baer citing personal experience with depression guiding its restrained treatment of mental health.
- Collider’s review describes a dog‑centric romantic comedy rather than a traditional Christmas movie, praising the leads’ chemistry but noting a safe, formulaic PG approach.
- Prime Video lists a 105‑minute runtime, and coverage highlights sun‑drenched Florida sequences that align with the team’s aim for year‑round rewatchability.