: The film subverts typical Perry tropes by having the conflict stem from a Black mother (Eileen) struggling to accept her daughter's marriage to a white man (Conner), rather than the reverse. INFLUX Magazine notes this as a stronger, more subversive subplot.
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: Some reviewers, like those at Variety , argue that while the banter is a highlight, the filmmaking can feel like a "requisite Christmas album"—functional but predictable. : The film subverts typical Perry tropes by