All Is Bright
| All Is Bright | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Phil Morrison |
| Written by | Melissa James Gibson |
| Produced by | Elizabeth Giamatti Dan Carey Sidney Kimmel John Penotti |
| Starring | Paul Giamatti Paul Rudd Sally Hawkins Amy Landecker |
| Cinematography | W. Mott Hupfel III |
| Edited by | Jeff Buchanan |
| Music by | Graham Reynolds |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,556[1] |
All Is Bright (released as Almost Christmas in the UK) is a 2013 dark comedy-drama buddy film directed by Phil Morrison. It stars Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd, with Sally Hawkins and Amy Landecker in supporting roles.
The film debuted at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, with a video on demand release following on September 10, 2013. It was released in theaters on October 4, 2013.[2]
Premise
While out on parole, Dennis (Giamatti) reluctantly takes a job selling Christmas trees with his old friend Rene (Rudd) in order to make enough money to buy his estranged daughter the piano she has always wanted.
Cast
- Paul Giamatti as Dennis
- Paul Rudd as Rene
- Sally Hawkins as Olga
- Amy Landecker as Therese
- Peter Hermann as Monsieur Tremblay
- Emory Cohen as Lou
- Halley Feiffer as Claire
- Colman Domingo as Nzomo
Production
All Is Bright was filmed in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its name was changed from the original title of Almost Christmas[3] to All Is Bright.
The antics of the two lead characters have been suggested to be based on the amalgamation of famous misadventures of employees from North Pole Xmas Trees, a famous family business from Nashua, New Hampshire.
Reception
The film currently has a 49% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 5.56/10. The critical consensus states: "Well-acted but uneven, All Is Bright strands a pair of strong performances from Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd in a meandering script."[4] Metacritic reports a weighted average of 54/100 based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
References
- ^ "All is Bright (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ Box Office Mojo: All Is Bright, Released October 4 to October 6.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie; Scheib, Ronnie (April 26, 2013). "Tribeca Film Review: 'Almost Christmas'".
- ^ "All Is Bright (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "All Is Bright Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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