Irresponsible 20-something Jenny arrives in Chicago to live with
her older brother Jeff, a young film-maker living a happy existence with his
novelist wife Kelly and their two-year-old son. Jenny's arrival shakes up their
quiet domesticity as she and her friend Carson instigate an evolution in
Kelly's life and career. Meanwhile, Jenny strikes up a rocky relationship with
the family's baby sitter-come-pot dealer. Written by Production
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of Internet Movie Database)
HAPPY CHRISTMAS Directed and written by Joe Swanberg and
Produced by Peter Gilbert and Joe Swanberg I felt was an insightful look into a
young family’s life as they dealt with those siblings yet to start their own
family. The pace of the film was rather methodical moving along leading up to
the day of Christmas. It was shot in a straightforward manner showing the
action that progressed the film with little to no cinematic flair. Having seen
another film from the director called DRINKING BUDDIES I can see the traits of
his style in his character’s staggered and run on train of thought dialogue and
free camera movements. As for HAPPY CHRISTMAS I give it 2 stars, as I was
highly under whelmed with the story and its resolution feeling the characters
could have been further developed.
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