Fresh
You might think you can see where Almost Christmas is heading but it never quite loses its acerbic edge or goes emotionally blooey.
J. Hoberman, ARTINFO.com
All Is Bright
All is busted. All is broke. All is bitter. All is BRIGHT.
2013 · 1h 47m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Phil Morrison
Overview
Two ne’er-do-wells from Quebec travel to New York City with a scheme to get rich quick selling Christmas trees.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This engaging if somewhat underwhelming tale of unlikely redemption builds a funny-sad web of intersecting interactions around its strong central perfs.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Fresh
The film is happy to observe wryly as boredom and failure threaten to overwhelm the men.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
The film has an accomplished mood of cantankerous despair, but it's still little more than downbeat fluff.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Worth enduring only for a rare lead performance by Paul Giamatti, whose expert delineation of rage and frustration lends form to Morrison's otherwise shapeless script.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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