** Operation Christmas

Lighthouse Pictures,

Tricia Helfer, Marc Blucas, Lisa Durupt, Gabrielle Rose, Benjamin Wosk, Megan Charpentier, Jaeda Lily Miller, Barclay Hope, Chelan Simmons


Olivia (Tricia Helfer) is a single Mom. Her new boyfriend is in the military and is called out to deploy just before the holidays, so Olivia and her children decide to setup a plan to give a great Christmas to herself and her children by providing help for all the struggling military families that are alone for the holidays. But as they lose themselves in the work, they find many things changing for them, and the blessings keep growing as they share with others.

This film was a bit disappointing. It seemed a little rushed and did not have a strong story. The characters are cardboard cutouts, and there just is no depth to them. There are some really big issues that are not even looked into, and things fall together just a little bit too easily. I did not get invested in the story, and when it was over, I felt a bit cheated in that I spent the time, but got little in return. There are some of the new films that are really excellent, but this just wasn’t one of them. This story just didn’t work.

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** Miss Christmas

Crown Media,

Marc Blucas, Erin Boyes, Brooke D’Orsay, James Rha, Luke Roessler, Taylor St. Pierre


Miss Christmas Holly Kuhn (Brooke D’Orsay) is responsible for the Christmas Tree for Chicago’s Radcliff Tree Lighting. But this year an accident made the tree unusable. But she’s on a mission to find a last minute replacement. A letter from a little boy Joey (Luke Roessler) may be the perfect tree, but when she heads out to find it, she finds the little boy’s father Sam (Marc Bulcas) is dead set against it for very sentimental reasons.

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Freedom Films, Palo Verde, Hannibal Classics,

Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas, Christine Lahti, Sarah Wright, Drew Powell, Steve Turner, Kevin Covais, James Duval, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Austin Ross, Jacquelyn Evola

Fifteen years ago, Scott Murphy (Brian Presley) was on top of the world. He had a full ride scholarship to college, and as the small town hero quarterback, he had one more game to play. This game was against a team much bigger and stronger than them, and they were outmatched, but on the last play of the game, Scott is injured and it put an end to his career. Fifteen years later, Scott is still stuck in the small town, trying to eke out a living on his farm, and facing serious financial trouble. He gets the chance to go back in time 15 years and relive the week of the big game and come to a conclusion of whether to sit out the game and take the scholarship, or to play and risk injuring himself all over again. He looks to Coach Hand (Kurt Russell) for advice in determining what’s the right thing to do.

This is a familiar film in a lot of ways. We’ve seen a lot of these kinds of movies. We’ve had the Mr Destiny film where Jim Belushi gets a chance to hit the home run on that pitch where he struck out the first time, and change his life. This has a different look at it though, and I kind of liked the way they addressed it. Of course there’s the flashback in time, and the confusion of being 15 years younger and going back to high school, naturally. But the focus isn’t on how his life will change if he does it differently. It’s more on what decision should I make? How will it affect me? How will it affect my coach and my teammates? What will it do to my character? What is the most important thing to me, really? It’s very introspective about the choice, and not so much on what happens after. Additionally, this was a really good football movie. I think they did a great job of showing the football games without overdoing it, but with enough technical detail that football fans who really understand the games will not feel like they’re watching a movie version dumbed down for the non-football crowd. I think it’s really well done for anybody to watch.

The serious questions are handled well, and it does make you think, but but it’s also highly entertaining. The film is very well put together, and I am really glad I rented this. It’s new on DVD even though this is a couple years old, and I’m glad they decided to release it on DVD. It was a pleasure to watch.

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Enso Entertainment, Films In Motion, KRU Studios

Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch, Tammy Blanchard, Marc Blucas, Claudia Troll, Michael Piscitelli

Alice (Brittany Murphy) is screen writer who has just suffered an emotional breakdown. She has a deadline looming, so she decides to movie into a Victorian house way out in the country to write in peace and quiet. While there she hears strange noises as if someone else in in the house. She ventures into the attic and finds a box of mini DVD tapes, and begins watching them. The entire eerie story of the house is there, and the more she finds out, the more that seems to be real and tying her to the events that happened before.

This is a creepy film. Brittany Murphy is really good at these low budget horror films [See my review of “Abandoned” here.]
It’s sad that she’s gone way too soon, as she was a great actress in these kinds of films. This is a low budget horror-suspense film. The mood is good and creepy. The house is perfect, and the sound and lighting is superb. All in all it’s a great little B movie creeper that should get some attention. I was sucked into the story and the twists and turns in this film make it “edge of your seat” action. I really enjoyed it, this Halloween week, and am glad I found it. Available on “Watch Instantly” from NetFlix or on video or cable, if you’re in the mood for a classic suspense film, this is a good one.

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Harvey Boys, The, NVSH Productions

Melissa Leo, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner, Kevin Pollak, Stephen Root, Marc Blucas, Kevin Alejandro, Michael Parks, Anna Gunn

Three teenage boys are discouraged because all the ads for loose women seem to be for gals in New York and Los Angeles. But when they find a local lady offering to have sex with all three of them at once, they jump at the chance. These middle America boys soon find themselves in deep trouble though, as it’s all a setup by a group of fundamentalists who want to use the boys as an example in their compound. But things escalate and the ATF folks show up headed by Joseph Keenan (John Goodman) who is given orders to put an end to the situation at all costs.

This is advertised as a horror film, but it’s not. Granted the boys are held against their will, horror style, but these are fanatical fundamentalists, not crazed insane serial killers. It’s a statement about the government having too much power after the 9/11 attacks and the Patriot Act. Not very realistic, still it’s a good story and well acted. The story grabs your interest, and though it starts out like “Porky’s” it ends up like the Waco story. A few interesting twists and things you probably won’t expect, and it makes itself into a pretty decent story.

It’s got gun violence and some salty language, but in general, it’s your typical action flick. With a lot of slow movies at this time of the year, it’s good to see something a bit original in the new DVD releases. This was a film that missed in the theaters, and as such, it’s a pretty decent rental.

If you’re a fan of action, I would recommend it.

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