When - 1 November 2008
Where - Home (SD)
How - Library DVD
This was actually pretty enjoyable. It's a nice feel-good Christmas film about how goodness can inspire change in even the most vile of humans. Not quite as funny as I'd hoped, but still pretty great. Richard Jenkins practically steals the show as an FBI agent hunting down the three bank robber brothers; he's unbelievably hilarious. And, surprisingly enough, I didn't hate Nic Cage all that much in this. Dana Carvey was awesome, and it makes me ask à la Stewie "Brian... What ever happened to Dana Carvey? He used to be in movies, but he's not in movies anymore..." A pretty nice holiday treat that I wouldn't mind seeing again.
Side Note: Richard Jenkins is also in one of the best films of this past year, The Visitor, in which he is also phenomenal, and I hope that the Oscar buzz surrounding the film actually goes somewhere, especially for Jenkins and his amazing co-stars (specifically Hiam Abbass).
Buy - Maybe, if the price is right.
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