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.
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02/01/03
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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05/13/03
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
It may be about drug dealers, kidnapping, and unsavory folks, but the tone and pacing are shockingly intimate.
07/22/02
No review available.
08/09/06
[This] dark, woozy Christmas movie is one of Ferrara's best films.
05/26/06
No review available.
07/06/05
Spare yet audacious...
12/07/02
Can't quite deliver the goods, but it still provides a few highs along the way.
08/08/04
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12/06/05
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
Abysmally pathetic
11/02/02
abysmally pathetic
11/02/02
What could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination.
02/28/02
Top CriticR Xmas offers a poetic and profane ambiguity that's vintage Ferrara.
11/08/02
De Matteo ... boasts enough intelligence, attitude and ferocity to ignite even the most mundane of moments.
06/22/06
Admirers of director Abel Ferrara may be relieved that his latest feature, R Xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form.
11/07/02
Essentially, this is Abel Fererra's It’s a Wonderful Life.
07/08/02
Ferrara's best film in years.
11/22/02
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
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