Synopsis
Two ne’er-do-wells from Quebec travel to New York City with a scheme to a get rich quick selling Christmas trees.
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Cast
- Paul GiamattiDennis Girard
- Paul RuddRene Upiter
- Sally HawkinsOlga
- Amy LandeckerTherese Girard
- Peter HermannTremblay
- Emory CohenLou
- Michael DrayerBobby
- Tatyana RichaudMichi Girard
- Colman DomingoNzomo
- Adam PhillipsAntoine
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
A sardonic, smart screwball comedy. - 70
Los Angeles Times
In its own strange way, All Is Bright pulls you in even as it frustrates. This is far from a picture-perfect Christmas story, mind you, but there is a spirit in its celebration of disappointment that is quite special. - 58
The A.V. Club
Directed by Phil Morrison (Junebug) from a lackluster script by Melissa James Gibson, All Is Bright coasts entirely on the formidable talent of its cast, though Giamatti merely offers another variation on the irascible persona he’s been cultivating since Sideways, while Rudd is ultimately defeated by his character’s shapelessness. - 50
Film.com
There are tones of 1970s shaggy realism that are interrupted by moments of character-driven shtick. The wistful scenes aren’t rich enough to engross you and the comedy isn’t clever enough to make a difference. - 50
Slant Magazine
All Is Bright remains engaging, for the most part, but most of the big narrative turns feel both predictable and forced, and at odds with the natural charms of the cast. - 50
The Playlist
Semi-flat with only a few jokes and emotional beats that land, the picture is often dull when it should be poignant. - 50
The Dissolve
A film that veers between caustic comedy, melodrama, and heartstring-tugging, without finding the spark of sympathy that would hold the film together around its disparate tones. - 40
Time Out
Awkward banter, a lack of narrative thrust and concentrated character deep-digging, and a performance by Sally Hawkins as a Russian maid that seems beamed in from another movie all contribute to the cinematic equivalent of a half-baked fruitcake.
