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Anthony Jeselink is so freaking hilarious. He does what he describes as Gallow comedy. He explains up front that Gallow comedy is a form of comedy where you take Subject matter that is horrifying to the point you want to cry about it, and instead make jokes with it. He does this brilliantly. He takes on every sensitive subject he can squeeze within the allotted time. His delivery method is somewhat deadpan, like Stephen Wright, but way more rude than Stephen Wright ever considered. The Netflix special is touted as being geared towards celebrating his 20 years of comedy. Twenty years? How have I missed this guy? He's brilliant.
I've read a ton of negative reviews on this film. Some saying that Dolph Lundgren is too old and should retire, others saying that Luke Wilson just mails it in.
This film is better than that. Was the script a little mechanical and the acting not great, yes. Would I rather watch this than some foreign dubbed flick, yes.
Luke Wilson pulls off the role of a former special forces leader pretty well and Dolph Lundgren pulls off the role of great team member with a regretful person life with ease. There's some aspects of the plot that don't fully make sense but , overall, this is worth the minutes it takes to view it if you want to pass some time with a few great actors not doing their best acting in an action movie that could use a little more act.
This film is better than that. Was the script a little mechanical and the acting not great, yes. Would I rather watch this than some foreign dubbed flick, yes.
Luke Wilson pulls off the role of a former special forces leader pretty well and Dolph Lundgren pulls off the role of great team member with a regretful person life with ease. There's some aspects of the plot that don't fully make sense but , overall, this is worth the minutes it takes to view it if you want to pass some time with a few great actors not doing their best acting in an action movie that could use a little more act.
I graduated high school in 1985. This brought back some realizations and memories. Set in December of 1983, this reminded me of the deep family connections, especially at Christmas, that seem to have disappeared in these days. I love the Italian traditions. Having a very close friend who is Italian, I still see a lot more relative to the film. As a reminder, drinking age was 18 back then and it wasn't really enforced back then.
I love the welcoming family.
This film is nice. Not a comedy, but it does have its moments.
If you're a Gen X age range and appreciate everything that was going on back then, you'll enjoy this Christmas time flick.
I love the welcoming family.
This film is nice. Not a comedy, but it does have its moments.
If you're a Gen X age range and appreciate everything that was going on back then, you'll enjoy this Christmas time flick.