Directed by:
Jay RussellScreenplay:
Holly Goldberg SloanCinematography:
James L. CarterCast:
Anne Heche, Brian Tee, Kevin Daniels, Carlos Gómez, Aaron Hughes, Griffin Kane, Ali Skovbye, Stefanie Austin, Adam Hurtig, Juan Carlos Velis, Kiana Madeira (more)VOD (4)
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A newly-single mom, Nell wants this Christmas to be extra-special for her two kids. It turns out to be special, indeed, but it's not what she had in mind... Christmas Eve – one of the most magical nights of the year. Family, friends, peace on Earth, goodwill to all...but not at the Blakemore's! This Christmas Eve, everything that CAN go wrong DOES go wrong! The riotous race to ruin starts when Cesar Cortez (Carlos Gomez) tries to drop off a puppy at the Blakemore's front door. His heart's in the right place, but his foot isn't. He trips and falls. Nell (Anne Heche) and her two young kids take Cesar to the hospital, where, newly-separated Nell meets a dreamy doc (Brian Tee), Nell's 11-year-old son and the puppy fall down a hole in a construction zone, a new-on-the-job security guard (Kevin Daniels) has their car towed, and a nasty nurse harasses them all. Later, for good measure, they get car-jacked. As the tow-truck driver says, "This is a big, unlucky day for you all." Nell had wanted this Christmas Eve to be the best ever. It isn't. But it's certainly memorable! (HBO Europe)
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When confronted with this family, you should put all sorts of four-leaf clovers, lucky horseshoes, rabbit’s feet or lucky coins into your pockets. You will need them. I haven’t ever seen a family with worse luck on Christmas Day than the one in this movie. Throughout the eighty minutes, I didn’t get to see any miraculous filmmaking, but on the other hand, I watched the whole thing and a few times, I even laughed from the bottom of my heart.
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