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He is the real-life main point of communication between Guam and the surrounding islands and has been involved with the drop for over 40 years.Stream It Or Skip It: 'Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration' On Netflix, A One-Night Only Affair For Pride Month Operation Christmas Drop may be set in the tropical heat, but it’s a luke-warm watch with only fleeting moments of real emotion.ĭid you know? A much-overlooked character called Brother Bruce plays a cameo of himself in the movie. Not enough of a pay-off for a film lasting 95 minutes. The only truly heart-warming moment is when you see the faces of the children on the islands when the military planes fly overhead to drop off their much-needed supplies. There’s also a really strange CGI gecko which appears sporadically on Erica’s apartment wall with no real purpose or depth of character. Colbie Caillat sings of Christmas in the Sand, Cee Lo Green gives us his incongruous rendition of White Christmas and at one point, Captain Andrew performs the classic tune Deck The Halls on a ukulele. (Don’t worry, it lasts five minutes and is quickly relegated to the status of ‘tropical storm’.) We may want the jollier, festive version at this time of year but the film doesn’t even feel all that Christmas-y given that it’s filmed in constant sunshine, apart from a typhoon which threatens to disrupt the heavily anticipated drop. Apart from a mild interest in their burgeoning feelings however, this movie could have fully explored the real-life military plot some more and given us a really interesting film. In all fairness, you do find yourself caring a bit whether the leads get together in the end (spoiler: it’s Christmas, of course they do). Netflix has evidently put the Hollywood spin on this story and turned it into a holiday rom-com. It may be set in the tropical heat, but it’s a lukewarm watch with only fleeting moments of real emotion It is run on an entirely voluntary basis with all of the aid being donated therefore “the taxpayers don’t pay a cent”. The operation now occurs on over fifty remote islands and also serves as a training exercise for the Air Force. The drop began in 1952 and is the Department of Defence's longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. It’s not immediately obvious that this film is based on real events with only the end credits explaining that Operation Christmas Drop is an actual annual Air Force tradition.
That is, until, the conveniently strong-jawed Captain showcases one of the base’s main achievements: Operation Christmas Drop, an op which involves the delivery of vital aid, plus books, toys and gifts, for the surrounding remote islands who, without the help of the military, would get nothing for Christmas. that the base is a strong candidate for closure.
The ambitious, Scrooge-like politico and the big-hearted, Christmas-loving soldier boy typically clash with their opposing views on how the base should be run, with Erica due to report back to D.C. Andrew (Alexander Ludwig) is an Air Force Captain who doubles up as the base’s equivalent to Santa Claus (aka ‘CLAWS – Can’t Leave Anyone Without Santa’). Įrica (Kat Graham) is an aid to a Congresswoman and she has her eye on a promotion when she is sent out to Guam on Christmas week to compile a report about a supposedly mis-managed military base. Starring: Kat Graham, Alexander Ludwig, Virginia MadsenĪ whole slew of new Netflix-original Christmas movies are due to drop - pun intended - within the next couple of months in time for this year’s very stay-at-home season, and among them is exotic beach-based outing Operation Christmas Drop.