‘Ridiculous’ Christmas romance which debuted with ‘perfect scores’ now streaming for free

The vacation play is astir upon america and streaming services similar Netflix are already lining up immoderate cosy Christmas romances to lukewarm america up

Netflix has conscionable added the cleanable antidote to the long, acold evenings successful the tally up to Christmas.

Despite a ‘ridiculous’ premise and Hallmark-style cheesiness, it’s intolerable not to beryllium won implicit by this whimsical romanticist tale, according to critics and fans.

Starring Mean Girls favourite Lacey Chabert, it’s cleanable for fans of different vacation hits similar The Princess Switch and 2022’s Falling For Christmas, led by Chabert’s one-time co-star Lindsay Lohan.

It debuted with a cleanable 100% people connected Rotten Tomatoes with 11 reviews, though that’s not dropped to a still-impressive 88% astatine the clip of writing.

While it won’t triumph implicit the astir hardened Christmas cynics, Hot Frosty is guaranteed to enactment a grin connected the look of immoderate subscriber looking for immoderate festive flirting and self-aware charm.

Chabert stars arsenic Kathy Barrett, a widow and proprietor of Kathy’s Diner whose beingness is virtually starting to autumn isolated astir her pursuing the decease of her useful husband.

When she stumbles crossed a snowfall sculpture contention successful her hometown of Hope Springs, her beingness takes a magical crook erstwhile a sexy snowman someway comes to life.

Despite an highly silly premise, galore critics couldn’t assistance but beryllium won implicit by the knowing humour and charming performances from Chabert and Dustin Milligan arsenic the hunky snowman, Jack.

The Guardian said: "It's a sincerely anserine thought executed sincerely, with seemingly implicit buy-in from each progressive that yes, this is simply a movie astir a snowman with abs. I'll take that benignant of encephalon freeze, for now."

"It's inexpensive and it's silly and it has a laughable premise that immoderate radical volition mistake for terribleness. But it's besides winking and whimsical,” The Wrap wrote.

“It knows what it's doing and it's doing it connected purpose. Somehow it really benignant of works."

IGN Movies called it "a self-aware Christmas rom-com with calculated 'shirtless moments,' Hot Frosty is frothy amusement that isn't expected to beryllium taken seriously."

A Rotten Tomatoes idiosyncratic gave the movie a whopping 4 and a fractional stars, and wrote: “Hot Frosty is the vacation dainty you didn’t cognize you needed.

“This movie isn’t going to triumph immoderate large awards for thing - writing, direction, oregon acting.

“However, this movie knows precisely what benignant of movie it wants to beryllium and who its main assemblage is. Move implicit Hallmark, due to the fact that Netflix has nailed the look for so-bad-it’s-oh-so-good by treating this movie with kindness.”

And a idiosyncratic connected the movie societal media level Letterboxd besides gave Hot Frosty precocious praise, penning: “Assuming it would beryllium the aforesaid prime arsenic astir Netflix Christmas romcoms I figured it'd beryllium inheritance viewing portion I wrapped presents.

“Well, present I americium 90 minutes aboriginal and not a azygous happening wrapped due to the fact that it truly won maine implicit with the sheer silliness and amusive performances.

“The communicative is, of course, ridiculous. But I deliberation that's the point, thing ridiculous and silly but filled with Joy and affirmative vibes. Perfect casual Christmas watching.”

They besides promised they’ll beryllium “rewatching” this 1 during aboriginal holidays, truthful Hot Frosty is decidedly 1 to adhd to the apical of your Christmas watchlist.

Hot Frosty is disposable to watercourse connected Netflix.