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03/27/09
R-Xmas (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 25
Fresh: 15
Rotten:10
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Theatrical Release:Nov 22, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: An idilic Christmas is about to be shattered by a bitter drug-related feud in upper-Manhattan. A family enjoy the festive season, safe in their picturesque apartment funded entirely by drug-money.... [More]
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Reviews for R-Xmas
Top CriticNo review available.
08/09/06
De Matteo ... boasts enough intelligence, attitude and ferocity to ignite even the most mundane of moments.
06/22/06
[This] dark, woozy Christmas movie is one of Ferrara's best films.
05/26/06
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12/06/05
No review available.
07/06/05
An undeveloped story.
09/29/04
Can't quite deliver the goods, but it still provides a few highs along the way.
08/08/04
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05/13/03
Highlighted by a gritty style and an excellent cast, it’s better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring Ice-T in a major role.
02/01/03
The heart of the film is the drop dead sexy Drea De Matteo who, as the mother and real head of the family, commands every scene.
12/16/02
It's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby.
12/13/02
Spare yet audacious...
12/07/02
The main characters are simply named The Husband, The Wife and The Kidnapper, emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort.
12/01/02
Ferrara's best film in years.
11/22/02
Top CriticOnce Ice-T sticks his mug in the window of the couple's BMW and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue, all credibility flies out the window.
11/21/02
Top CriticAssured, glossy and shot through with brittle desperation.
11/21/02
Imagine O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of NYC's drug scene. Merry friggin' Christmas!
11/21/02
Ferrara's strongest and most touching movie of recent years.
11/19/02
Top CriticFerrara directs the entire film with the kind of detachment that makes any given frame look like a family's custom-made Christmas card.
11/18/02
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