Christmas as Usual (2023)

• Year: 2023
• Released: 06 Dec 2023
• Country: Norway
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23790418/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/christmas_as_usual
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Norwegian
• MPA Rating: N/A
• Genre: Comedy, Romance
• Runtime: 88 min
• Writer: Petter Holmsen
• Director: Petter Holmsen
• Cast: Ida Ursin-Holm, Kanan Gill, Marit Andreassen
• Keywords: fiancé, norway, romance, cultural difference, oslo, norway, christmas,

	5.5/10
	26% – Critics
	26% – Audience

Christmas as Usual Storyline

Thea is going back to her rural hometown in order to celebrate a classic Norwegian Christmas with her family, but this year she’s bringing along Jashan, her Indian boyfriend. What was supposed to be Christmas as usual, turns into a tumultuous and heartwarming festive period that will put everyone’s preconceived beliefs and traditions on their heads.

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Christmas as Usual Movie Reviews

A holiday delight!

Loved how Indian culture is depicted in a non stereotypical manner. A cozy, feel good, heart warming melody of Indian and Norwegian cultures.

A holiday movie you can watch with entire family sipping a hot cup of cocoa on a cold December night.

This movie is going to bring smile to your face, guaranteed..

The story line is simple yet beautiful, no nonsense kind of warm and kind. Every character in the movie is convincing and by the end of the movie, you can’t help but rejoice on the happily ever after of both lead actors. A wholesome Christmas movie after a really long time… Don’t miss it..

An unusually surprising new Christmas movie

Quite a story I have to say. You can tell they have put effort into making this movie just feel Christmasy with the well decorated sets. Plot even though recycled had a touch or originality. The cinematography is beautiful as well as the acting by the cast members. Dialogues could have been a tad better, yet the movie has you get happy, cringe and excited alongside the characters. The character development is fresh as well as the tempo set around the likability factor of each character. There is growth and realisation, all great formulas for a great plot. All added, definitely an addition to my Christmas list.

I’m not sure what the creators’ intention was

I gave it 5* for the beautiful scenes but I really didn’t understand what they were thinking. Did they want to show the complexities of an interracial relationship? Did they want to show how Norwegians are inflexible and stuck in the past?

Now, about the couple. Jashan is not a victim here, he’s a victim of his own ego.

Thea makes quite a few mistakes, starting by not telling her mother about her Indian fiance, that could have prepared her better. She’s got the more difficult part, she needs to balance her family’s needs, their shared history, their traditions with the father they lost recently and of course Jashan’s needs too.

Jashan arrives, he makes comments about everything, judgemental ones, like about the flags on the tree. He thinks him cooking is such a great thing, but when you are a stranger in a family, you don’t do that. You keep quiet and appreciative. He knows that christmas is very important for Thea and her family, so cooking curry, especially a very spicy one is kind of ignorant. Most Indian people know that their spicy is hell for others.

Jashan accuses Thea not having his back. She had his back, She was trying to make sure he would enjoy the experience, she didn’t force him to ski with others, she got him spices during the dinner etc.

He was obnoxiously loud at the church and despite of her asking him to be quiet, he didn’t listen. He was shouting outside (that’s more about Norwegian building standards though) Then his speech at the end about chirstmas, stupid costumes, and that the answer to everything is “it’s christmas” These are Norwegian traditions. He and all his Indian family would have disliked Thea if she kept on commenting and making judgements about Diwali.

Maybe the conclusion is, if you marry someone, make sure you are able to have difficult conversations before you say yes?

The movie itself is 5*, you can watch it once but it’s forgettable.