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R-Xmas (2002)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:15

Rotten:10

Average Rating:5.8/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong language, drug content and some violence

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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.... 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 demands drugs and money, and the husband has the connections to meet the demands. The festive season, combined with a drug-drought in the city causes problems, and to make matters worse the wife of the family is starting to have doubts over the authenticity of her husband's abduction. This is a taut, tense thriller directed by Abel Ferrara (BAD LIEUTENANT). [More]

Starring: Ice T, Drea de Matteo, Lillo Brancato

Starring: Ice T, Drea de Matteo, Lillo Brancato

Director: Abel Ferrara

Director: Abel Ferrara
Studio: Pathfinder Pictures

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/27/09
David Rooney
David Rooney
Variety
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No review available.

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08/09/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

De Matteo ... boasts enough intelligence, attitude and ferocity to ignite even the most mundane of moments.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
06/22/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

[This] dark, woozy Christmas movie is one of Ferrara's best films.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
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07/06/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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An undeveloped story.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/29/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Can't quite deliver the goods, but it still provides a few highs along the way.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/08/04
Eric Monder
Eric Monder
Film Journal International
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05/13/03
Wilson Morales
Wilson Morales
BlackFilm.com

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.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/01/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide

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.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/16/02
Chris Gore
Chris Gore
Film Threat

It's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
12/13/02
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

Spare yet audacious...

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
12/07/02
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

The main characters are simply named The Husband, The Wife and The Kidnapper, emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
12/01/02
Ed Scheid
Ed Scheid
Boxoffice Magazine

Ferrara's best film in years.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
11/22/02
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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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.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
11/21/02
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Assured, glossy and shot through with brittle desperation.

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11/21/02
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Imagine O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of NYC's drug scene. Merry friggin' Christmas!

Full Review Source: ToxicUniverse.com | comment Comment
11/21/02
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
ToxicUniverse.com

Ferrara's strongest and most touching movie of recent years.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
11/19/02
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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Ferrara directs the entire film with the kind of detachment that makes any given frame look like a family's custom-made Christmas card.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
11/18/02
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
 
 
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