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Noel strains for holiday uplift, but -- despite the involvement of an outstanding ensemble cast -- settles for treacly sentiment instead.
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One of those unpleasant fiascoes meant to lodge a lump in the throat at Christmas, but it only ends up making you want to bludgeon the elves with their own toy-shop hammers. Nov 18, 2004 | Full Review…
One of those unpleasant fiascoes meant to lodge a lump in the throat at Christmas, but it only ends up making you want to bludgeon the elves with their own toy-shop hammers.
Rex Reed
The nut-ball factor is just too high for these characters. Nov 15, 2004
The nut-ball factor is just too high for these characters.
Richard Roeper
The kind of sappy, sadness-turns- to-gladness holiday movie that shows up on cable TV this time of year. Nov 12, 2004 | Rating: C
The kind of sappy, sadness-turns- to-gladness holiday movie that shows up on cable TV this time of year.
Bob Longino
Palminteri draws some very good performances from his cast -- only to pile on a lot of shameless heart-tugging on top of a contrived script about five New Yorkers facing Christmas Eve alone. Nov 12, 2004 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Palminteri draws some very good performances from his cast -- only to pile on a lot of shameless heart-tugging on top of a contrived script about five New Yorkers facing Christmas Eve alone.
The mawkishness meter is turned up full blast by the time Williams, wearing the hangdog expression he saves for maudlin dramas, shows up out of nowhere as a former priest to save an unhappy Sarandon from jumping into the East River. Nov 12, 2004 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
The mawkishness meter is turned up full blast by the time Williams, wearing the hangdog expression he saves for maudlin dramas, shows up out of nowhere as a former priest to save an unhappy Sarandon from jumping into the East River.
Robert Dominguez
I can be sentimental under the right circumstances, but the movie is such a calculating tearjerker that it played like a challenge to me. Nov 12, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
I can be sentimental under the right circumstances, but the movie is such a calculating tearjerker that it played like a challenge to me.
Roger Ebert
Christmas tearjerker has mature themes, some sex. Dec 19, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Christmas tearjerker has mature themes, some sex.
Andrea Beach
I had a very hard time displaying malice to this. Apr 29, 2009 | Full Review…
I had a very hard time displaying malice to this.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Pleasantly watchable. Mar 1, 2007 | Full Review…
Pleasantly watchable.
Eric Monder
A film about folks celebrating Christmas together is about as interesting and carries as much dramatic thrust as the 1989 Christmas reunion video immortalized on Uncle Fred's camcorder. Apr 6, 2006 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
A film about folks celebrating Christmas together is about as interesting and carries as much dramatic thrust as the 1989 Christmas reunion video immortalized on Uncle Fred's camcorder.
Phil Villarreal
The sentiments are right on the money, but the execution never quite filled me with holiday cheer. Nov 20, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The sentiments are right on the money, but the execution never quite filled me with holiday cheer.
Mike McGranaghan
There's nothing at all surprising about Noel, except for the fact that it was ever made. Nov 19, 2005 | Rating: 2/5
There's nothing at all surprising about Noel, except for the fact that it was ever made.
Christopher Null
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