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Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

  • Status: Released
  • 22-11-2020
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Score: 5.8
  • Vote count: 72

A rich and nasty woman returns to her hometown to evict everyone but discovers the true meaning of Christmas thanks to the local townsfolk – and an actual angel. Features 14 original songs with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton!

Dolly Parton

Angel

Christine Baranski

Regina Fuller

Treat Williams

Carl Pellam

Jenifer Lewis

Margeline

Josh Segarra

Pastor Christian Hathaway

Jeanine Mason

Felicity Sorenson

Mary Lane Haskell

Jenna Hathaway

Matthew Johnson

Mack

Selah Kimbro Jones

Violet

Douglas Sills

Jack Fuller

Vivian Nixon

Bessie

Mary Donnelly-Haskell

Lenore

Donald Corren

Dr. Marshall

Brandon O'Neal

Andy

Mark Daniel Chmiel

Phil the Mailman

Brandon Hudson

Randy

Carol Swarbrick

Granny Hoover

Andrew Brodeur

Teenage Carl

Terry Beeman

Toothless Bearded Man

Yvonne Valadez

Dr. Martinez

Stephen Caudill

Dr. Lundquist

Braxton Alexander

Kenny

Lariah Alexandria

Young Margeline

Jacob Moran

Gilbert

Cruz Abelita

Little Boy

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Now, who doesn't like a bit of Dolly at Christmas? Well, add a little Treat Williams and make Christine Baranski a baddie, and that should have been a recipe for success. Well - it isn't. The whole thing is so sentimentally cheesy that it's almost excruciating to watch. The plot - insofar as that remotely matters - is a sort of "A Christmas Carol" affair, with Baranski deciding to sell her town to some property developers - and so she decides to deliver eviction notices to the populace with only days to go until Santa arrives. Dolly, complete with angel dust, decides to step in and stop the mean and wicked lady from carrying out her plan and... well, you can guess the rest. The whole thing reminded me of a cannibalisation of a school performance of "Godspell" I was in, in 1974 - the production and dance routines are staged to within an inch of their life - and a couple of episodes of "Glee". I doubt even at this time of year, this can resonate with anyone who isn't under ten years old - and I'm afraid Treat Williams just can't sing. One, perhaps, to leave the kids in front of the telly for, whilst you wrestle with the turkey but otherwise, even the schmaltzy lyric doesn't help. It might be borderline sacrilegious to say this but sorry, Dolly - this is terrible.