Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell – Review and Summary
Amber Riley may not show off her singing skills, but she reminds you that she can offer so much more.
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What Is “Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell” About?
- Director(s): Samantha MacAdam
- Writer(s): Miriam Van Emst, Shelley Scarrow
- Based On Work By: Taj McCoy
- Distributor: The CW Network (The CW)
- Runtime: 1 Hour(s) and 24 Minutes
- Public Release Date (CW): November 30, 2025
- Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Holiday
- Content Rating: Rated TV-PG
- Primary Language: English
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Savannah “Savvy” Sheldon works in web design and has a degree in IT, but her passion is cooking. Her Trinidadian grandmother raised her on her recipes, and with her mom, Tiny, not having any desire to cook or learn, Savvy inherited every last cookbook. But it isn’t until a recent breakup and opportunity to work with a full-time chef that Savvy decides she needs to start steering herself towards what she wants, rather than what’s safe and, at times, mind-numbing.
Cast and Characters
Savannah “Savvy” Sheldon (Amber Riley)
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- Character Summary: Savvy is a young woman with an IT degree and a job in web design who feels stuck. The job she has is stable but not fulfilling, and she isn’t sure if it is because she isn’t given something creative enough to do at work or because she would be settling no matter what she would end up doing at her job. But with a recent breakup, she finds herself focused on trying to find her joy once again.
Tiny (Nadine Whiteman)
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- Character Summary: Tiny is Savvy’s mom, who always has some kind of hustle that will keep her from ever having a normal job. Currently, it is selling vitamins, and while you’d think this instability and eccentric behavior would put her and Savvy at serious odds, it seems Savvy has come to the point of accepting who her mom is and how she needs to operate.
Isaiah (Dorian Grey)
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- Character Summary: Isaiah is a divorcee who, like Savvy, has been making changes in his life to go from focusing just on what is stable and reliable to what is fulfilling and what he is passionate about.
What To Expect In “Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell” (Rated TV-PG) – Content Overview
- Sexual Content:
- Innuendo: Yes
- Miscellaneous:
- Drinking: Yes
Review and Commentary
Highlight(s)
Gives You The Holiday Movie Feel Even If Christmas Is Mainly Set Dressing [81/100]
Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell has everything you’d expect from a holiday movie. Its lead is someone who needs a change in their life. The film contains what looks like a potential messy breakup and eccentric people surrounding the lead. It has nearly everything you’d expect on a checklist. The only thing that is missing is a church scene with a choir. But, as dramatic as it could be, ultimately it is crafted to be a feel-good movie with smooth turns and twists, and a paved journey for its lead.
Yet, despite its simplicity, it doesn’t bore you. It has that comfort movie vibe where you set aside a snack, a drink, and get cozy. For the way Amber Riley performs as Savvy takes the familiarity of you knowing her from musical roles, and then taps into the fact that she is an overall entertainer. One who, to note, doesn’t sing, and may barely hum a note throughout the film, but she still holds your attention.
Riley has a certain warmth that, even for a very simple character like Savvy, makes you want to be invested. Also, despite you knowing how this likely will end, she still makes you want to follow her story just to make sure it concludes how you expect and feel it is supposed to. Leading to, altogether, a delivery of something familiar, comfortable, albeit new, but ultimately enjoyable.
On The Fence
Storylines That You Wish Went Further Or Were Elaborated [74/100]
Because all the edges in Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell are smoothed out, many storylines feel like they’re missing the depth they deserve. Tiny, for example—Savvy’s mom—reads as someone ripe for conflict. It’s easy to imagine Savvy’s relationship with her grandmother being rooted in escaping the instability or chaos Tiny brought. With Tiny seemingly never holding a steady job and drifting from one hustle to another, Savvy’s entire lifestyle feels like a reaction to being the opposite of her mother.
But when you see Savvy and Tiny interact, it feels like the dust has already settled.
The same goes for Isaiah, one of Savvy’s love interests. He’s less than a year removed from his divorce, and one of the core tensions between him and Savvy is that he fears he might just be a rebound. And honestly? With Savvy being the first woman he’s dated since the divorce, he’s not wrong—he could be rebounding too.
It’s threads like these that make the film frustrating at times. You can see the potential for complexity—why characters are the way they are, the messiness they should carry—but the road bumps are few. Still, I don’t think most viewers, especially those the film is clearly made for, will mind as much as I do.
Overall
Our Rating (77/100): Mixed (Divisive)
Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell is likable, easy to re-watch, but it is hard not to want more because it is built to be easy to get into. You want a bit more conflict for the relationships Savvy has. When it comes to her mom and Isaiah, there is this desire to see that journey be as transformative as her personal one towards fulfillment. Yet, ultimately, you learn to appreciate that the film, in giving you what you expect, maybe not what you want, helps you realize you don’t need to drown in drama to be entertained.
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