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By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Jul 2014

The movie's packed with minor incidents, all fresh, compelling, and funny. It also boasts two lengthy scenes that are touched with something greater…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 23 Jul 2014

A gently funny ensemble comedy that feels less like a movie than a short story…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 23 Jul 2014

All in all, Happy Christmas is a good deal like cartoon Charlie Brown's classic tree — scraggly, plenty of heart and much to enjoy, especially…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 23 Jul 2014

Happy Christmas expertly captures the rhythms of a young couple’s life and how it changes enormously when a baby arrives…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Jul 2014

Swanberg may be one of the few American filmmakers who'd benefit from reading one of those 10 Rules for Mediocre Hollywood Screenwriting how-to…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for AV Club (2,778) on 23 Jul 2014

Nobody involved ever came up with an idea or character remotely worth exploring, yet they all forged ahead anyway, placing their faith in the…

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By Tomas Hachard (101) for NPR (1,713) on 23 Jul 2014

Unfortunately, Happy Christmas's characters and conflicts are generic compared to Drinking Buddies…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 23 Jul 2014

Joe Swanberg's latest feature is a collection of strong individual scenes and performances that never quite finds its statement of purpose…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 23 Jul 2014

An appealing comedy filled with authentic everyday life scenes revolving around marriage and siblings…

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By Ray Pride (544) for Newcity (539) on 22 Jul 2014

[T]he sparky, so-small Kendrick blooms further when called upon a couple of times to speak some really lovely, lilting filth…

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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 20 Jul 2014

When a filmmaker is able to successfully translate reality to screen, something special happens…

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By Justin Lowe (291) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 20 Jul 2014

Swanberg's modest script lays out some fairly mundane domestic situations, which the actors elevate with a collaborative style characterized…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 12 Jul 2014

Happy Christmas, which is set around Christmas, shares several plot and thematic points with “Neighbors,” but without the aggression or…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 06 Jul 2014

Swanberg isn’t doing anything new with Happy Christmas, but sticking to the same non-formula formula this time around yields unprecedentedly…

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By Clayton Davis (240) for AwardsCircuit.com (450) on 30 Jun 2014

There are plenty of laughs, sensational dialogue, and an intimate look into a very familiar family dynamic…

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By Tom Clift (226) for Movie Mezzanine (782) on 19 Jun 2014

As with the best films from Swanberg and his mumblecore brethren, the joy of Happy Christmas comes from the authenticity of its characters…

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By Don Simpson (18) for Film Threat (5,156) on 18 May 2014

Unabashedly a woman-centered film, Happy Christmas presents two devastatingly authentic female characters who may have been roughly outlined…

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By Beth Hanna (13) for Thompson on Hollywood (89) on 01 May 2014

As Joe Swanberg matures as a filmmaker, he's looking at what happens to the Mumblecore generation once they get older…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 28 Jan 2014

Happy Christmas desperately needs some real jokes, rather than settling for the bemused chuckles that accompany its banal observations into…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for Indiewire (3,631) on 26 Jan 2014

Sweetly funny and relatable, Happy Christmas builds on the director's previous work by channeling its strong aspects — naturalism and self-effacing,…

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