Happy Holidays (the movie)
A comedy about friendship, family and faith ...
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" ... don’t let the simple style of this movie influence your opinion of its substance. [Happy Holidays] packs a lot of story into an hour and forty-three minutes of two-toned cinema. ... The script in this movie is quite good, and the dialogue definitely feels realistic. ... The movie certainly flowed well from scene to scene as we followed the characters on their journey as they rediscovered their friendship, and worked on getting over their hang-ups with each other, as well as themselves. It’s very much a feel-good holiday movie that, even in the heat of July I found myself enjoying."
— Nic Baisley, Filmsnobbery.com
“4 stars … [Happy Holidays] is, simply, a well-told story about interesting characters, the indie cinema version of a comfortable, clever novel. … There’s enough sharp humor and witty dialogue to bring up memories of, say, Woody Allen … Ferguson and Misuraca's screenplay lives and breathes in the little moments, the corners of the action. Throwaway comments are gold, tiny bits of business that give the story an extra layer of rich detail. … Hungerford is fabulous in [his] role, if only for showing enough restraint to avoid turning Patrick into an unlovable, wishy-washy loser … Rhoads and Crye are unafraid to make their characters unlikable, knowing that we’ll come around to their sides eventually.”
— David Cornelius, www.emoviecritic.com
Synopsis
A fantastic comedic ensemble cast from stage, screen and television come together in a black and white indie comedy about friendship, the holidays...and religious pluralism. An Atheist, a Catholic and a Jew walk into a bar... What starts as a punchline blooms into Happy Holidays, a comedy about friendship, family and faith. Three childhood friends unexpectedly reunite in their New England hometown the week before Christmas. Now in their mid-thirties, it's the first time Patrick, Alden and Kirby have been in the same zip code since their high school graduation. Each of them is at a different crossroads in his life and facing difficult hurdles. They try to pick up where they left off, a simpler time -- before obligations, politics, agendas -- but has life taken them too far to make that possible?
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