She & Him: A Very She & Him Christmas – review

(Double Six)Whatever other accusations you may wish to throw her way, you could never complain that Zooey Deschanel wilfully confounds her audience's expectations by playing against type. The critics may have tired of the on-screen persona characterised by one of their number as Manic Pixie Dream Girl ("adorkable or tweepulsive?" pondered Vanity Fair of her latest vehicle, the sitcom New Girl; the Onion simply retitled the show Zooey Deschanel's Nerd Glasses and Quirky Sense of Humour Render Her...

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