Before you criticize this movie understand that it is:

- Shot on 16mm film
- The script is entirely improvisational
- The story takes place at Christmas time but is not really a "Christmas Movie".

After realizing that, it's very well done and feels like you are just watching family and friends as a fly on the wall.

Eh, mumblecore's gonna mumblecore.
That said, it's the best mumblecore movie I've seen by a pretty long shot. It didn't feel at pointless or boring as so many of those movies are.

This feels like a documentary. Like for someone with social phobia or a lack of people in their life to experience what these situations are like. I’ve not been in many of the situations so it was interesting to me. But as a social or academic exercise rather than something entertaining

Film 34 (Goal: 300) of 2024

This movie is boring, dull and a complete waste of time.

I took a chance on this while looking for more independent Christmas films to fill in the gaps around the classics. The dreadfully low 5.4 on imdb should have been the red flag, but people get it wrong right? Well not here. While I like the two leads nothing here is worth the viewing. Long cuts, pointless dialogue (of which most is ad-lib but it doesn't help the film or make it more interesting). The colour palette is constantly dull and off-putting and in a way depressing. I would struggle to call this a Christmas film.

Others seem to love it because it's gritty, and realistic. But that don't make a good movie and that's the case here.

Avoid if you think it's a Christmas film, avoid if you don't.

Anna Kendrick stars in the gritty, indie comedy-drama Happy Christmas. After a bad breakup Jenny moves in with her brother and his wife, but her reckless ways soon start to cause problems for them. Unfortunately the directing style makes the film look and feel incredibly cheap. And, at times it seems as if there’s no script and that the actors are just improving; which, on the plus side, results in a few touching authentic moments. Also, there’s a sincerity to the film’s message about the things we go through for family. But overall, Happy Christmas is a poorly made film that falls flat and fails to tell a compelling story.

I love Anna Kendrick, but this was aasking too much. Didn't even look like a professional production. After 20 minutes, I tapped out. Skip it. 1/10

A decent film but nothing that really jumps out at you (other than Anna Kendrick, of course).

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Turned it off after half an hour, not interesting at all, couldn't keep my attention.