‘Delivery by Christmas’ (2022) – A Season Movie on Netflix – Review: Unfortunately ‘Trailerless’ It Is An Acceptable Comedy that Pokes Kind Fun at Everything Quotidian

December 6, 2022

Delivery by Christmas (Jeszcze przed swietami) is a comedy movie starring Monika Frajczyk and directed by Aleksandra Kulakowska and Maciej Prykowski.

A comedy that fuses social realism with the Christmas spirit, in this story of a corporate mix-up.

Premise

Marysia’s career as a courier is on line as a spiteful coworker sabotages her deliveries. Thankfully, a helpful customer comes to the rescue.

Movie Review

Very paced and different to the customary Christmas numbers we are used to see. A genuinely Polish, European movie that distances itself from Hollywood, as you will see in the characterizations, which are more realistic and natural. But, that does not stand in the way for the “magic” that is so characteristic of Christmas rom-coms.

With some deadpan schticks pulled off by good performers (Monika Frajczyk and Tomasz Schuchardt, especially) it lightens the mood of the film. A comedy that pokes fun at everything quotidian.

This is not a formulaic Christmas movie, and might be to the liking of a more grown audience who does not seek spectacular productions, but rather wants to focus on the story.