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Ever since the early 2000s I have loved Melissa McCarthy as an actor–have you seen her in “Gilmore Girls”? Soooo funny! Unfortunately, since then, she has been typecasted in a lot of roles that I don’t really connect with. So, when I came across this new Christmas movie on Amazon Prime Video, I was surprised. This didn’t seem like it was going to be a role that she had already been in before. And, as it turns out, it isn’t. Talk about a happy accident finding this film!

“Genie” is a Christmas fantasy that can be enjoyed by the entire family. It is about a father in New York City who struggles with balancing his home and work life. Much to his chagrin, this ends up costing him what he treasures most. Enter Melissa McCarthy, the genie. With much humour and heart, this movie is a fantastic palette cleanser from all the current dark dramas on television.

WHAT TO LEARN

Watching this movie can help solidify your use and understanding of a variety of English language elements:

• British accents

• American accents

• humour

• the verb “to wish”

• vocabulary

  • Christmas

  • relationships (significant other, family, parent-child, boss, work)

  • separation

  • flirting

  • emotions

  • dreams and goals

  • problem-solving

  • work

  • time

• and much more!

If you take a chance on this movie, let me know in the comments below what you thought of it. Are you interested in watching this movie? I wanna hear from you, too. Let’s chat.

Happy movie watching, everyone!

To learn about more Canadian holidays, including vocabulary related to these holidays, check out the Holidays link in the Tags section of our blog.

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