Review of Happy Christmas (2014) by Matthew S — 16 Nov 2014

There's something adorable & compelling about Anna Kendrick being an out-of-control alcoholic.

This review of Happy Christmas (2014) was written by Matthew S on 16 Nov 2014.

Happy Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

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This movie is to the low-budget, semi-improvised American indie drama what a movie like The Transporter is to action movies: it efficiently…

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By Susanna A (6) on 22 Dec 2018

I can only blame myself for watching this trash. I only saw the critic rating and Anna Kendrick and said Why not? It's a Christmas movie…

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By Heather N (111) on 28 Feb 2015

It was as interesting as the How are you? Good, thanks, and you? conversation with a stranger on an elevator. You don't really care…

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By Jacob M (1,390) on 17 Apr 2015

This movie is simply a complete and total bore. The baby upstages the adult actors, who are stuck playing out this meaningless story…

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By David J (1,942) on 22 Dec 2015

Happy Christmas is a film that not only fails to engage, but also never tries to. It's a film with great performances, but dull characters…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 27 Dec 2017

Strengths: A staple of Joe Swanberg films is mostly improvised dialogue…

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By Enid C (5) on 15 Nov 2015

An effortless observational humour was subtle and so realistic that it had me burst out laughing on several occasions…

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By Shannon H (142) on 11 Jan 2015

I'm guessing that may be against the norm with my review. However I felt this movie wasn't for me at all. It went no where for me…

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By Melissas. G (1) on 13 Feb 2018

Very natural dialogue and acting, but the story lacks clear purpose…

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