Review of Happy Christmas (2014) by Adam M — 05 Aug 2014

Great cast and a funny script, but I just didn't get the point of the movie. Not sure what they were going for here.

This review of Happy Christmas (2014) was written by Adam M on 05 Aug 2014.

Happy Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

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