Review of White Reindeer (2013) by Nicki M — 22 Jun 2016

Original, but definitely not a "Christmas movie" as such.

Set in December, a woman returns home to find her husband has been murdered, and shortly after, that he was cheating on her for months with a stripper.

The movie is her coping in various ways, including drug use, befriending the stripper, spending all her money online and attending her neighbors sex party. All of this is shown in quite an ugly and confronting way. Things don't tie up nearly, there is no cheesy family Christmas ending, though there is a sense of her coming through to the end of the grief and hurt.

A lot is left to the viewer to interpret, which a lot of people don't like.

It's not a comedy either. I liked it, but it won't suit all tastes. So be warned!