Facilitator Films, Rainforest Films, Screen Gems
Laz Alonso, Jessica Stroup, Regina King, Mekhi Phifer, Delroy Lindo, Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Ambrosia Kelley
The Whitfiled family is having their first Christmas together in four years. There is probably a reason they don’t get together that often. Each has their share of issues and hard feelings toward one another, and when they get together they come out. Little conflicts become bigger battles that threatens the family. With an ensemble cast of all stars, this turns into quite a battle.
This is an all African-American cast, and feature many of the very best. Regina King is excellent in this film, and Chris Brown gets to show of some of his singing talents. This is a serious family film about relationships and petty jealousies that try to break the family apart. It has a good story and is a very interesting film. Not aimed at small kids, this is a film that adults will enjoy because of the nature of the problems. At least one of the characters is bound to resonate with everybody. At little edgier than most Christmas movie fare, there’s not syrupy happy ending, but it’s real. This is a strong family, and they just have to deal with the real types of issues that arise and learn the importance of family.
I recommend this if you’re in the mood for a bit more “real” film for Christmas. Not a bad choice, at all.
I was unable to locate a trailer for some of the Holiday films. But I am presenting a clip from the movie that shows Chris Brown singing the title song “This Christmas”.
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Animus Films, Paramount
Matt Long, Jessica Stroup, Mischa Barton
Anyone here read Misery? If you read the book or saw the movie, then you’ve already seen this movie. Honestly, it was almost 100% the same film, almost down to the dialog.  Someone in a review compared this to Fatal Attraction for teens. Nope, this was Misery for teens. I don’t want to give away the story, but every major scene was in there.
If it wasn’t such a blatant rip-off, I probably would have really liked it. It was a well done movie, and the characters were pretty well acted. Teenage football hero, now a College football star comes back home to his high school for Homecoming (hence the title) and for a ceremony to retire jersey number 7!  He brings his new girlfriend for the celebration. Trouble is, his high school sweetheart doesn’t quite get that it’s over, and she isn’t happy that he has someone else. Turns out she’s a pretty twisted soul.  There’s a whole back story about her and her recently deceased mother that isn’t really developed thoroughly.  Now both girls do some pretty dumb things, and the football hero/jock is pretty stupid as well. Same for the callers to the farm house. Everybody here is pretty stupid, but I guess that’s the point.
If you haven’t seen both movies, watch Misery with James Caan and Kathy Bates (It’s a Stephen King st0ry) as it’s must better, or if you’re so inclined, watch them both and learn what “derivative” means!
Not a bad movie, but there’s really no surprises either.  Except that this is another of those movies filmed in “The Burgh”.  Yep, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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