Reviews

This is undoubtedly one of the worst movies I have ever seen. And the fact that this is portrayed as art is a sad testimony of what our society has become. There is absolutely nothing redeemable in this movie. Not the story, not the script, not the sound. and certainly not the characterization. The casting is also terrible. Paul Dano is completely miscast as a charismatic preacher. He comes off as weird and strange, not someone people would pay attention to and follow. And the portrayal of ignorant and backward religion is a complete cliche. Who wants to watch a movie portraying completely degenerate characters. There is certainly nothing original in this movie. I kept waiting for something meaningful and significant to happen, to advance the story and characterization, but it never does. And the ending left me with the feeling of complete and utter disgust. Not interesting. Not thought provoking. Just utter disgust. I wasted valuable time watching this trash and after it was over, I felt like taking a shower to wash the filth of this movie off.

The violence in this movie is so graphic that it is truly disturbing. And the worst part is that some of this disgusting, graphic, violence is perpetrated by a child. What have we come come to in our society when we celebrate a pre-teen child slicing up and killing people with razor sharp claws in a film that is supposed to be entertaining. I have lost all respect for Hugh Jackman because he participated in this disgusting movie. Honestly, I do not understand how anyone could rate this movie above a 3. It should have been X rated for the child violence.

I like most hallmark movies, but not this one . The female lead was way too hostile. Plus, the plot was totally ridiculous. No one buys half a duplex. What about the roof? You can't replace half of a roof. What about the exterior materials and colors? What if the person who bought the other half wanted to paint it orange, or purple? When you buy a property you buy the entire parcel. When you buy a duplex, you buy both halves at the same time. Stupid, contrived plot, disagreeable characters.

This story is so bad it is actually offensive, not interesting or engaging at all. Not a Christmas movie, not an uplifting story, just bad. How this type of story gets made into a movie is mind boggling.

So cold yet they are not wearing gloves or winter clothing, and one guy has bare legs exposed. And no sun glasses to prevent snow blindness. Filmed not on a mountain, or even outdoors, but in a studio in Culver City, CA.

Generally, I like old movies. I particularly like movies with Charles Coburn. He is one of my favorite character actors. And with a cast that includes Ginger Rogers, Jimmy Stewart, and Beulah Bondi, I expected this movie to be very enjoyable. But this is a horrible movie. Not funny, not entertaining, and the character played by Charles Coburn is actually very cruel. And Jimmy Stewart's character is a spineless weakling. This is the worst Jimmy Stewart movie I have ever seen. That is all I have to say. I will fill out the review with bad, bad, bad..