There is a scene in H. Beside his wife, Mia Brook Hogan , Kirby looks like a child witnessing his parents' particularly ugly divorce in the middle of the holiday season.
This scene is perfect not only in how it subverts the traditional roles played by parents and children, but also in how it encapsulates the conflict at the center of Breakup Season , a movie that is all about taking your favorite holiday rom-coms and turning them on their heads. However, if this is the first thing Tracey has to show the world, we are excited to see what he will do next.
Breakup Season is a comfy watch that does a lot with very little and will surely find its way into your heart, even if its backgrounds are a little too sparse and its lighting a little too saturated. The premise is a Hallmark movie gone terribly awry. This is the first point in which Breakup Season sets itself apart from lesser movies. Instead of forcing its lead lady into a belligerent dynamic for the laughs, the movie makes her as comfortable as possible.
The Russells are basically the best family you could be snowed in with as a not-so-welcome guest. Though there is humor to be found in Breakup Season , it is not the kind of easy humor that comes from humiliating someone already in a tough spot. Instead, Breakup Season is more concerned with showing that you can feel welcome and embraced even in the direst of circumstances.
In tandem, the movie also focuses on offering us a lot to ponder when it comes to love lost and how it affects us. All members of the Russell family are in different stages of a breakup , so to speak. Liz is still in a relationship that might not have as much of a future as she believes, while big brother Gordon Jacob Wysocki is still hung up on the woman who broke his heart.
