Review of Happy Christmas (2014) by Kate Erbland for Film.com — 22 Jan 2014

Swanberg’s most mature and satisfying film yet.

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This review of Happy Christmas (2014) was written by Kate Erbland and published by Film.com on 22 Jan 2014.

Happy Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Dan R (619) on 26 Jan 2015

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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 Andre M (245) on 31 Dec 2014

Oh, slice of life indie films... I can't even... This is the polar opposite of Life Partners…

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By Timothy B (254) on 02 Jun 2015

The whole plot was so hard to follow that at some points I fell asleep during this film…

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