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    Christmas, Pleasant: 'Last Christmas' Gives You Its Heart

    Paul Feig directs Emilia Clarek, Henry Golding and Emma Thompson (who co-wrote the script) in a Yule-themed "fun, if shaggy, character study."
    by Andrew Lapin Nov 07, 2019 3 minutes
    Emilia Clarke stars in Paul Feig's <em>Last Christmas</em>.

    Last Christmas is moviemaking as a Top Chef challenge. Your assignment: Craft a warm, engaging, character-driven romantic comedy, a type in very short supply these days. Your must-use ingredients: Lots of Christmas tinsel and, for some reason, the entire back catalog of George Michael.

    Presents are in order, then, for Emma Thompson, whose screenplay for — aided by her husband Greg Wise and co-writer Bryony Kimmings — goes a long way toward making this

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