It's improbable, but this slick, fast-paced, and very "Christmas on steroids" feature gets off the ground and ends up being a lot of very light fun. It's super-charged by the amazing chemistry of the two leads. Who knows where their LTR is by now in real life; here they are having fun working together to create a predictable "G-rated" gay romance. And actor Blake Lee's loose curly hair and beard really butch him up. Complete with a drag queen leading a holiday show, and a few chaste kisses between the guys. I found Fran Drescher's role as like the "Chairwoman of Christmas" amusing, as I've always thought of her as kind of like the world's Jewish Mother. And the role of the ubiquitous gay-guy's female BFF works very well here; so often this stock character ends up being intrusive and whiny, but here she's someone that you'd be lucky to have as a friend. Fun fact: the actor who plays the brother is also gay in real life.
Review of The Christmas Setup
