Netflix subscribers divided over new festive film Best Christmas Ever as some warn 'do not watch'

Netflix subscribers have been getting into the festive spirit already by settling down with the streamer's latest Christmas comedy, Best. Christmas. Ever!

The film has climbed up the Netflix top 10 charts, currently sitting at number five. It stars singer Brandy Norwood and Heather Graham as two long-time frenemies who are reunited over the holidays in a twist of fate.

Every Christmas, Jackie (Brandy) sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Heather) feel like a lump of coal. But when Charlotte lands on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect.

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Will the two overcome their differences and find joy in the holidays? “It’s not as easy as it sounds, though,” director Mary Lambert previously told Netflix website Tudum. “And I think for me, the movie tries to say that. Let’s find something to laugh at in all this craziness.”

Viewers appear to be divided over the film - which has a Rotten Tomatoes score of a measly 38 percent. Some people slammed the film as 'embarrassing' while others loved it - especially Brandy's vocal performances.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, viewers shared their thoughts. @jaclynmarie_24 wrote: "If there’s any advice I can give today, it’s do not (like absolutely do not) watch Best. Christmas. Ever! on Netflix. That entire cast should be embarrassed. I’m embarrassed that I watched all 1 hour and 21 min of it. I felt uncomfortable the