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Movie Overview
Cast
Ice T
Drea de Matteo
Lillo Brancato
Director
Abel Ferrara
MPAA Rating
R - for strong language, drug content and some violence
R-Xmas (2002)
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3/4
"Spare yet audacious..."
Film Freak Central
Bill Chambers
1/5
"abysmally pathetic"
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
1/5
"Abysmally pathetic"
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
C
"An undeveloped story."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
3.5/4
"Ferrara directs the entire film with the kind of detachment that makes any given frame look like a family's custom-made Christmas card."
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
4/5
"Imagine O. Henry's
The Gift of the Magi
relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of NYC's drug scene. Merry friggin' Christmas!"
ToxicUniverse.com
Jeremiah Kipp
3.5/4
"Essentially, this is Abel Fererra's
It’s a Wonderful Life
."
MovieMartyr.com
Jeremy Heilman
3/5
"Assured, glossy and shot through with brittle desperation."
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Maitland McDonagh
B+
"De Matteo ... boasts enough intelligence, attitude and ferocity to ignite even the most mundane of moments."
Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
77/100
"Highlighted by a gritty style and an excellent cast, it’s better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring Ice-T in a major role."
Apollo Guide
Ryan Cracknell
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BlackFilm.com
Wilson Morales
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