Review of Pottersville (2017) by Katherine J — 18 Dec 2017

Great holiday comedy! Tom Lennon is hilarious. Quirky and funny! Fabulous cast!

This review of Pottersville (2017) was written by Katherine J on 18 Dec 2017.

Pottersville has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kt Schaefer (70) for Substream Magazine (56) on 08 Nov 2018

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By Kassie B (4) on 30 Nov 2018

Needing an escape from all the Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas (or Holiday) films my wife has put on the DVR, I will be watching this…

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By M E (177) on 18 Nov 2017

I've read several professional reviews that were negative about this film but as a local to upstate NY, I was able to see this film in Hamilton,…

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By Squaredren (42) on 23 Dec 2017

Can't believe this cast signed for this movie, what did I just saw? This movie feels like it was an easy paycheck for the whole cast…

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Talk about a weird fucking movie. And I don't mean weird in the sense that Yorgos Lanthimos films are weird…

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By Anthony B (897) on 20 Dec 2017

I have never seen such an excellent cast squandered so frustratingly on a project as worthless as Pottersville…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 10 Nov 2017

An amiable misfire that (for better or worse) isn't quite as nutty as it sounds, Seth Henrikson's Pottersville pairs Yuletide cheer with the…

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By Henry S (105) on 15 Sep 2018

Fantastic reimaging of Its a Wonderful Life. Tempo is appropriate for the genre and the recasting is brilliant. Could become a Christmas classic…

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