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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 30 Jul 2014

It's not always pretty, and it's not always exciting, but you genuinely don't know from one moment to the next how these characters will behave…

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By Farran Smith Nehme (295) for New York Post (6,650) on 30 Jul 2014

Mumblecore founding father Joe Swanberg is back with this amiable off-season tale of Chicago millennials and their dissatisfactions…

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By Chris Tinkham (6) for Under the Radar (636) on 30 Jul 2014

As usual with Swanberg's films, the performances are both natural and dynamic, validating his improvisational approach…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 29 Jul 2014

There’s a fine line between modesty and inconsequence, and this low-key, primarily improvised feature from mumblecore staple Joe Swanberg…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for New York Observer (1,400) on 29 Jul 2014

The results are variable, exasperating, challenging, often both disappointing and exhilarating…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 29 Jul 2014

It's more of a highly detailed sketch than anything else: a portrait of a woman on the cusp of growing up…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 28 Jul 2014

A subtle, witty, wise and deeply compassionate American movie…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 26 Jul 2014

Joe Swanberg's films have grown into a reliable relief from the competitive, dehumanizing freneticism of much of American culture, marked by…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 24 Jul 2014

Happy Christmas tries very hard to be cool and relevant. But, in the end, it's pretty average and never gets to any real point…

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By Susan Wloszczyna (541) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 24 Jul 2014

One glance at the static camerawork that plagues the entirety of Happy Christmas and you might also discern that this is a minimalist mumblecore…

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By Sam Fragoso (108) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 24 Jul 2014

An enervating and voyeuristic snapshot of familial discontentment…

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By Max Nicholson (65) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 24 Jul 2014

The two leads have great chemistry together as respective sisters-in-law, and their shared arc is funny and strong…

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Orange County Register (218) on 24 Jul 2014

Happy Christmas is a jaunty domestic dramedy that covers some of the same territory as Neighbors under one roof, with characters who are smart,…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 24 Jul 2014

both funny and honest in the way it looks at relationships and family dynamics…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 24 Jul 2014

Characters appear to be working out their thoughts as they speak, rather than reciting something they've already concluded…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 24 Jul 2014

Happy Christmas examines, in its shambling way, the challenges facing dual-career couples as they become parents…

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By Aaron O (291) on 23 Jul 2014

Happy Christmas is an incredibly charming, funny and well acted film with fantastic dialogue and characters…

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By Bruce P (77) on 23 Jul 2014

A creative, real-to-life film that left me marveling at how... authentic the dialogue and characters were…

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By Katie G (402) on 23 Jul 2014

Nothing happens. Short. Characters and conflicts not worth the time…

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By Blake Crane (142) for Film Racket (579) on 23 Jul 2014

Happy Christmas is a pleasant-enough quick watch that's easy to digest. And that's also what makes it somewhat disappointing…

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