Natale all'improvviso

I was not expecting "Gone With The Wind" or "The Godfather," - we just needed a break, something light-hearted - and "Love the Coopers" delivered. There are many scathing reviews about the plot and the characters and the clichés. Evidently what we needed yesterday were clichés - because we enjoyed it.

Yes it was predictable - yes it was cliché ridden, but we have to remember this is a Christmas movie - and in our age of cynicism, foreign threats, daily shootings in the "hood," and politically charged nastiness, sometimes we just need a little break and watch something which is warm- hearted and positive.

If you want nasty "realism" try "August: Osage County" or "Glengarry Glen Ross" - both of those show people at their absolute worst. But if you want a light, uplifting story, "Love the Coopers" will fill the bill.