The error that they made making Africa a country, oh my god... But apart from that it is a poor comedy that you may laugh once or twice.

Perfect for fans of the Hallmark/Lifetime Romance genre. While #ChristmasRomance is the currently most prolific stereotype, #FakeEngagement is also a reliable chestnut that comes around regularly. So, nope, nothing whatsoever realistic about the set-up. But, I didn't come to this expecting otherwise. My fear is always that the writing and acting are terrible. THIS delivered the low-stakes "awww, they so cute" happy that I was looking for, well above expectations. The writing and acting were just fine (and I WILL bail if those are excruciating). The family felt legit cohesive and there were some reaction moments that were truly LOL. Recommend if you just want to feel good for 90-120 minutes.

In addition to the horribly lazy writing, plot holes and the cringeworthy acting, one of the most annoying aspects of this movie is that the screenwriters don't seem to know (or care) that Africa is a huge continent with many different countries and cultures. From the beginning, everyone refers to the country the main character is traveling to as "Africa" and talk about the cliche stereotypes around "Africans" without specificity. This movie is simply an exploitation of people's fantasy of "the exotic Africa" with very little nuance or traces of decent acting. The sad thing is it will work for many people since it simply confirms stereotypes in a very conveniently ignorant manner.