Isabella Soares of Collider gives The Merry Gentlemen a slightly better 7 out of 10, writing that it’s a bit of a spicy spin on the ever-present holiday romance but still hits all the clichés. While there’s a little more skin than you’d typically see on Hallmark, the dancers’ act is too hilarious to ever be considered sensual. The critic says:

Chad Michael Murray, who played Tristan in Gilmore Girls, stars in a new Netflix Christmas movie, which makes up for the actor leaving the show.

Chad Michael Murray has a lot of experience working with the innocent movie world of Hallmark, but he's spicing things up in Netflix's The Merry Gentlemen.