(CNN) "The Moodys" bills itself as a "holiday comedy event series," which is really just a grandiose way of describing a longer-than-usual movie, being diced into three parts on Fox. If the presentation feels like a bit of an experiment, the content -- adapted from an Australian show -- is too familiar to be much more than ho-ho-hum. Only in that case, the Netflix show is shot like a traditional sitcom, whereas this Fox series goes the single-camera route. Sister Bridget (Chelsea Frei), meanwhile, has recently strayed in her marriage, while the oldest, Sean Jr. (Jay Baruchel), is still living with his parents, hatching get-rich-quick schemes while avoiding serious work. Mom and dad are hiding their own secret, fostering tension there, but the kids are pretty much a testament to self-absorption, prompting Sean Jr. to tell his brother and sister at one point, "Stop fighting.

Source: CNN December 04, 2019 14:02 UTC