It's really badly written, full of secondary characters who are awful and leads who seem to be phoning in their performances, The bad kid is out of his depth and just a stereotype. This fails in humour or warmth that is part of what we love in our Christmas viewing. I so wanted Nesbitt to be engaging, but he's swamped by a script that has plot points you can spot a mile off. The two police people really scrape barrels lower than a dachshund's stomach and it all feels like a production meeting on Friday afternoon after a liquid lunch where the crew were killing themselves laughing. This is why people stick to the Christmas stuff they love.
Review of The 12 Days of Christmas Eve
