Sorry, this movie sucks

How sad is this?

Disturbing yet enthralling

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

This movie has bad audio, bad writing, and no black or non whites. It's NEW YORK CITY! In 2015! All i see are whinywhite liberals complaining about their liberal arts classes and other boring stuff when there are tons of homeless people outside starving and freezing to death! How is there only 1 non white person in this whole cast? I'm half black and don't like modern movies with all white casts. I say modern because period films may not have a lot of diversity as those were the times. But a dumb movie made in 2015, in a democrat state like new york has almost no blacks or non whites, is strange. White liberals(the people who made this movie and star in it) are calling trump racist, but i keep seeing a trend that these same self righteous types have few black friends and in hollywood, the ones that have power to cast, seldom cast non whites in these stale comedies. This movie is so bad. I have to turn volume all the all the way up and it still sounds muffled. And all i hear are boring white liberals complaining about their perfect families and useless art history majors in college. I bet all these characters(not actors) are unemployed and protesting all the time. If there was a sequel to this garbage movie. I've never heard of this movie until it came on my television. 2015 in NYC, and only 1 Black person in the whole movie?! How can white liberals(the same ones that made this film and act in it) call everybody racist, but be okay with an all white movie like this?! The casting is unbelievable. Or is this film trying to convey that white liberals truly have no diverse friends? The writing and casting and audio all ruin the movie for me.

I was surprised to read that critics initially panned this movie.I saw it on cable and found it amusing, entertaining, touching, inspiring and intellectually stimulating. I was quickly involved in the plot and the off-beat characters and remained engrossed through the end.Even after the movie was over, I continued to worry a about the fate of some of the characters: What happened to the woman with the fatal ailment? Did she end up telling her husband that she was going to die?I suspect that one reason that critics underestimated this film is that it is different. For example, the humor is not slapstick or laugh-out-loud hysterical. Instead, it is quirky, droll and subtle.Another reason that critics may have been put off is the fact that the story seems more appropriate for a stage play rather than for a movie.The action is mostly confined to the interiors of a series of stuck elevators. Hence, there is not much physical activity. Because the setting is static, the movie, naturally, is talky---something that is not to everyone's taste.This movie has been under-appreciated. As more people are exposed to it on cable, I suspect that it will grow into a cult classic.

Sat down with the girlfriend thinking let's watch a Christmas movie, we were both excited by the idea of another funny Chrissy flick especially coming up to that time. We made a mistake. It cost us our night. Absolute waste of time.. the reviews were a lot higher a few days ago which makes me think maybe it was the creator's friends jumping on? 2 stars for effort but this was nothing but frustrating and I can't for the life of me imagine who it might even appeal to.It wasn't bad acting, it was simply unlikable characters with zero story line. Like a bunch of unfunny skit shows thrown together and no point.WHY?! WHY would you make this?!Doesn't matter how many times you've seen Jingle All The Way or The Santa Clause... Watch anything that made you laugh once, even for a 5th time over, before you even look at this "movie".My first review ever on here... I just had to warn the people.

I really enjoyed this film. It was a family film that maintained a really cool independent film style. It seems to have had a smaller budget, but they really went for it and got everything out of it. Especially when it came to the actors. Man what a cast! I love Sir Patrick as much as the next guy, but I got to say Steven John Shepherd was a revelation. Man can he act. I started looking up some of the cast I didn't recognize and realized that many of them were British. Fooled me. I watched it a second time knowing this and was able to capture a few slip-ups, but for the most part they were really convincing as Americans. This film felt so comfortable with itself. It never tried to be anything it is not. I think that is the biggest take away I got from it. Be what we are. We can see the characters embrace themselves and we can also see the film embrace itself. Now I just hope more people see the film and embrace it as I have, because I sure did love it!