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CAST & CREW
Ice T, Drea de Matteo, Lillo Brancato
Directed by Abel Ferrara
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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...
MPAA RATING
R, for strong language, drug content and some violence
RUNTIME
83 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Nov 22, 2002
Video: Nov 19, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY
Pathfinder Pictures
GENRE
Action/Adventure, Action, Thriller, Kidnapping, Drug Dealers
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SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
FORUM
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 "The main characters are simply named The Husband, The Wife and The Kidnapper, emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort."
-- Ed Scheid, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"Abysmally pathetic"
-- Christopher Null, FILMCRITIC.COM
"abysmally pathetic"
-- Christopher Null, FILMCRITIC.COM
 "Assured, glossy and shot through with brittle desperation."
-- 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!"
-- Jeremiah Kipp, CULTUREDOSE.NET
"Essentially, this is Abel Fererra's It’s a Wonderful Life."
-- Jeremy Heilman, MOVIEMARTYR.COM
"Ferrara directs the entire film with the kind of detachment that makes any given frame look like a family's custom-made Christmas card."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE
"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."
-- Ryan Cracknell, APOLLO GUIDE
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-- David Perry, CINEMA-SCENE.COM
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"It's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby."
-- Shawn Levy, OREGONIAN
"It may be about drug dealers, kidnapping, and unsavory folks, but the tone and pacing are shockingly intimate."
-- Gil Jawetz, CINEMA GOTHAM
"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."
-- Chris Gore, FILM THREAT
"R Xmas offers a poetic and profane ambiguity that's vintage Ferrara."
-- Dan Fienberg, L.A. WEEKLY
"...a mostly boring affair with a confusing sudden finale that’s likely to irk viewers."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
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-- Wilson Morales, BLACKFILM.COM
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"Spare yet audacious..."
-- Bill Chambers, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
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-- Luca Bandirali, REVISION
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* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "R-Xmas" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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