By Anna Menta
Published Nov. 6, 2024, 10:00 a.m. ET
If you’re a Pentatonix fan, past nan Netflix movie Meet Me Next Christmas—which began streaming today—is a must-watch. Not only is nan celebrated a cappella group from Texas a crippled constituent successful this adorable vacation rom-com, they are besides featured successful nan film—and they’re hilarious. Seriously, these guys whitethorn want to see a profession pivot to acting. They person nan rizz!
Directed by Rusty Cundieff, pinch a screenplay by Molly Haldeman and Camilla Rubis, Meet Me Next Christmas is nan first 2024 Netflix original Christmas movie successful nan streamer’s line-up of galore much to come. Former popular prima Christina Milian (who besides starred successful Netflix’s Falling Inn Love and Resort to Love) stars arsenic Layla, a female who has a picture-perfect airdrome meet-cute pinch a handsome feline named James (Kofi Siriboe). The only problem? Layla already has a boyfriend. James makes her a deal: If, for immoderate reason, they are some azygous adjacent Christmas, they will meet astatine nan Pentatonix Christmas Eve performance astatine Radio City, aka nan performance Layla goes to each year.
Wouldn’t you cognize it, Layla and her existent boo break-up correct earlier nan adjacent Christmas Eve. When Layla sees that James already has a summons to Pentatonix, she figures it’s meant to be. Unfortunately, Layla doesn’t person a ticket, and nan show is sold out. She hires a concierge named Teddy (Devale Ellis) to find her a ticket, and nan chaotic goose pursuit is on. (Here’s wherever you’ll person to suspend your disbelief that Pentatonix tickets are, apparently, harder to get than Taylor Swift tickets.)
About 20 minutes in, Meet Me Next Christmas lets nan assemblage spot nan communicative unfold from Pentatonix’s constituent of view. Singers Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Matt Sallee, and Kevin Olusola each play themselves, and they aren’t acrophobic to beryllium nan butt of nan joke. When their long-suffering head (Nikki Duval) informs them they can’t person immoderate other family and friends tickets, because nan show is sold out, Hoying responds, “OK, famous?” and they each return a infinitesimal to preen astatine their profession success.
Then, successful a recurring spot that ne'er wears retired its welcome, they burst into a spontaneous, harmonized song. “We were not famous, but now we’re famous,” they croon, while Olusola provides his signature beatbox. “We did it!”
In a hopeless effort to get nan ticket, Teddy sends a connection to nan Pentatonix Instagram. He keeps sending messages to support them updated connected nan search, and nan set go invested successful this imaginable emotion story. All nan while, they play nan portion of conceited, self-involved popular stars. It’s refreshing and hilarious to spot semi-famous celebrities truthful comfortable poking nosy astatine themselves. At 1 point, Grassi mocks Layla by calling her “Lame-la” and Hoying high-fives him for it. Later, Hoying tries to publication a quote from Brené Brown, and his bandmates wantonness him. It’s each very silly, and that’s what makes it truthful charming.
I person to admit, I’m a overmuch bigger Pentatonix instrumentality now than I was earlier watching this film.
In summation to blessing america pinch their acting chops, Pentatonix besides released a caller opus for nan Netflix movie, titled, appropriately, “Meet Me Next Christmas,” which you tin perceive to successful nan video subordinate above. If you want to spot nan existent group execute this year, you tin drawback them astatine Madison Square Garden connected November 26. There are still plentifulness of tickets available.