 |
This Dark Christmas Comedy starring Denis Leary is a movie about a jewelry heist gone bad and is not for the faint of heart. Please take note that the language is quite offensive most of the time and the the subject matter is adult. The movies time line takes place during Christmas Eve and there are some rather sacrilegious remarks made that I personally found very funny but very crass and very abrasive at the same time. This movie is not your typical Christmas fare...it is along the same lines as Billy Bob Thorton's Bad Santa. Denis Leary (Gus) is just as foul mouthed and irreverent in this movie as he is during his stand up comedy routines....so, consider yourself warned. The movie takes place in a small Connecticut town on Christmas Eve. Denis Leary (Gus) is attempting to secure his future with one last big jewelry score. His efforts prove to be unsuccessful when his greed gets the best of him and things go awry. He finds himself trying to bribe his way past a guard dog ( a Rottweiler named Cannibal) and from there his troubles only multiply. Gus finds himself stranded in this small community with a reward bounty on his head and the local police doing house to house searches. In an attempt to "blend in" he takes a couple hostage for the night and all H*ll breaks loose. Gus has the misfortune of taking the most dysfunctional and disagreeable couple in town as his hostages. The insane are running the asylum and Gus's efforts to regain control are what makes this dark comedy so very, very funny. Silent night? Holy night?.......... I don't think so!Read full review
This movie is hysterical! It has these two ordinary people who are in marriage counseling with a doctor who is not getting them the breakthru to save and improve their marriage at all. But that is the least of their worries when they are randomly held hostage by an on the run thief. Unbeknownst to the poor thief, he has just kidnapped a couple who have such deep seated anger issues that every minute of their day is a constant effort to resolve their turmoil...and no kidnapping is going to deter them from their mission! Add to that an obviously dysfunctional rest of the family (inlaws included) and all chaos breaks loose...You will laugh your head off! I originally borrowed this movie from my sister, say 2 years ago...and then just Never Gave It Back...Why? Because I was watching it like every week and every time we had people over and they wanted to watch a film...this was the one we'd watch! Everyone loved it! Eventually, I realized I needed my own copy so I could return hers, so I bid on 3 here on ebay and kept bidding until I won all of them. One is for my own family and the other two are gifts to my 2 favorite people. Gotta share the best video ever!Read full review
This is one of the most hilarious marital movies I can think of. It is an authentic representative of how some in-laws have insinuated their control over a family member's marriage. It reveals how time skews one's perception of why their marriage can't survive another year. When the family's behaviors are brought to a head by an angry and desperate outsider with little patience for their inner drama, the marriage is reborn as it soars to the commitment previously established and held so dearly at the beginning of the union. What makes this movie extra special is that it is also a Christmas movie. Watching this movie during that time of year when disgust at looking back on your accomplishments (or lack thereof) is prevalent, the miracle of forgiveness and new beginnings is the best Christmas gift you could receive. I have about eight movies that I traditionally loop at Christmastime. This is one of the chosen few. I absolutely love it!Read full review
This is one of the best comedies ever! Although the language is a little strong in places, the laughs generated by these great actors are priceless. Dennis Leary (the thief) takes Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis hostage. Their incessant bickering drives him crazy. That, combined with Leary's bumbling accomplice, the couple's delinquent-minded son, and the in-laws coming for dinner, makes for an interesting (and hilarious) evening. One of my favorite scenes is when Leary tells grandma about how mothers are supposed to be "nice" and that her husband isn't dead, he's just hiding from her. I am delighted to finally have my own copy of this movie!
The REF is a twisted, hilarious (Ted Demme!) Holiday Classic my family cannot do without! It's about a quarrelsome middle-aged couple who live in a small CT town. Leary plays a bank robber who just bungled a heist and takes the couple hostage.... much to his regret! Leary is not that great in this movie but it does NOT matter since the STRONG supporting cast of Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey and Christine Baranski MORE than make up for his one-dimensionality. I HIGHLY recommend this movie. I've bought it for everyone I know and they end up recommending it to their friends.
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
