Directed by:
Phil MorrisonScreenplay:
Melissa James GibsonCinematography:
W. Mott Hupfel IIIComposer:
Graham ReynoldsCast:
Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, Sally Hawkins, Peter Hermann, Curtiss Cook, Amy Landecker, Michael Drayer, Colman Domingo, Booch O'Connell, Amanda Warren (more)Plots(1)
When Dennis is released from prison just before the Christmas holidays, he s intent on getting his life back on track. But he soon realises going straight doesn't come easy. Not only has his estranged wife told his young daughter he is dead, but he finds out she s now shacked up with his ex-partner in crime Rene. Determined to turn things around and buy his daughter the present she's always wanted, he gets back in business with Rene, selling Christmas trees in New York City. First, he just has to smuggle himself across the border, resist all light-fingered temptations, and compete with the big-budget Christmas tree stall across the street. With business dwindling and Rene going AWOL, things don't look so bright, but with the help of one of their customers, a straight-talking house sitter named Olga, they orchestrate a masterful heist - just in time for Christmas. (Arrow Films)
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Just acting orgies without a single hint of story taste.
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A wannabe Christmas film that aims to take a different path and tries to be less cheerful. For most of the film, we watch two rednecks trying to sell Christmas trees and two criminals each trying to make amends in their own way. Paul Rudd is not annoying this time; instead, it’s Giamatti who manages to draw all the negative attention to himself. Some moments have the potential to be powerful, but in the end, you'll still feel like the film is about nothing. Long live the spirit of Christmas!
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