R-Xmas (2002)
58 %
Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 14 Rotten:10 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Rated: R
Runtime: 83 mins
Runtime: 83 mins
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. The fun soon turns to fear when the husband is kidnapped and held to ransom. The kidnapper... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Ice T, Drea de Matteo, Lillo Brancato
Director: Abel Ferrara
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Reviews
De Matteo ... boasts enough intelligence, attitude and ferocity to ignite even the most mundane of moments.
06/22/06 01:35 PM
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05/26/06 03:16 AM
Can't quite deliver the goods, but it still provides a few highs along the way.
08/08/04 08:32 AM
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05/13/03 05:21 PM
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 08:40 AM
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 02:27 PM
It's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby.
12/13/02 07:41 PM
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 08:37 AM
Top Critic Once 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 08:37 PM
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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 11:20 AM
Ferrara's strongest and most touching movie of recent years.
11/19/02 01:00 PM
Top Critic Ferrara 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 05:59 AM
R Xmas offers a poetic and profane ambiguity that's vintage Ferrara.
11/08/02 06:07 PM
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