Friends, when a New York matchmaker connects Molly (Yael Grobglas) and Jacob (Jeremy Jordan)—who, by the way, are not ducks—claiming they are Jewish soulmates, or besherts, they soon discover to their horror that their families own competing New York delis. Phew! Talk about putting a flipper in the ointment! Frankly, it’s a fun premise with a super-ducking awesome cast, including vibrant performances from Grobglas and Jordan, both of whom really drive this comedy forward. Plus their chemistry totally bobs my boat.
Now, I watched this movie with my human, Star, who got their flippers in a twist early on because they claimed they knew “exactly what the duck was going to happen,” which apparently felt like “waiting for the axe to fall.” But no! Star is not a mind reader and did not know what was going to ducking happen, because they didn’t predict a brilliant, heartfelt twist at the end of the movie. It was honestly so moving it clogged up my beak-holes. So, there you go, Star! Don’t go making duck-sumptions!
Watching this Hanukkah romance put a smile on my beak and a spring in my flippers. The comedy was delightful, and the cast and characters were richly entertaining. Hanukkah on Rye is, by turns, both funny and moving, and also contains a community we’ve rarely seen in on-screen romance. Also, the guest performance by Lisa Loeb was super-ducking beautiful. Star was singing Loeb’s tune—badly—for days after. But fair dues, Hallmark! A duck can’t blame you for Star’s catastrophic changes in key! Besides, we ducking love how you’re increasing your diversity. More like this, please, Hallmark!
Watch this movie on:
Amazon Prime (Included with Hallmark Movies Now subscription)
And elsewhere!
Thanks for reading, friends! This duck thinks you’re super-ducking awesome.
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