Almost Christmas
Published 2024-12-15
Film info
- Title Almost Christmas
- Director David E. Talbert
- Year 2016
- Run time 1hr 51m
- Genres Drama, Comedy
- Tagline Five days together? Oh joy
- Cast Danny Glover
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their matriarch.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 3:05 | Very much enjoy this speed story in the intro. |
| 7:10 | Haha, she's already using two spare tyres! |
| 10:35 | Definitely like Mr C in the kitchen. |
| 14:09 | "The kids will sleep in bunk beds in the basement." Sounds like Halloween movie rather than Christmas. |
| 20:19 | There's nothing like the frosty atmosphere between family that don't like each other. |
| 33:24 | Love that instantly the phones came out in case of catastrophe. |
| 42:21 | "The bigger the tree, the bigger the love!" |
| 52:50 | Loving the advice from the daughter. |
| 1:03:10 | I enjoy that she has held this grudge for like, ten years. |
| 1:06:39 | I want a map on the wall like he has in his room - so good! |
| 1:09:16 | Blackaroni and cheese! |
| 1:19:18 | It's his house, he can sell it if he wants to. |
| 1:21:05 | Piggly Wiggly is such a great name for a shop. |
| 1:37:15 | Yay for mix tapes! |
Thoughts
Loved this. Went into it with very low expectations after the recent run of Christmas movies but it was so good. Very funny, great characters, and that amazing family dynamic that you only get at the holidays. It was pretty obvious how it was going to end before it started, and there weren't major twists and turns along the way, but even with that it felt quite original and fresh. The only complaint from the whole thing is that they spent ages looking for that tin, it was so important, and then it was just there in the cupboard. Weird. But a small niggle in a fab film.
Rating: 5 / 5
