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All Is Bright
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPhil Morrison
Written byMelissa James Gibson
Produced byElizabeth Giamatti
Dan Carey
Sidney Kimmel
John Penotti
StarringPaul Giamatti
Paul Rudd
Sally Hawkins
Amy Landecker
CinematographyW. Mott Hupfel III
Edited byJeff Buchanan
Music byGraham Reynolds
Production
companies
Distributed byAnchor Bay Films
Release dates
  • April 18, 2013 (2013-04-18) (Tribeca)
  • September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,556[1]

All Is Bright ("Almost Christmas" in the UK) is a 2013 comedy-drama 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]

Synopsis

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's always wanted.

Cast

Production

The movie was filed 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

It has a 42% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 24 reviews,[4] with the critical consensus "Well-acted but uneven, All Is Bright strands a pair of strong performances from Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd in a meandering script."

References

  1. ^ "All is Bright (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Box Office Mojo: All Is Bright, Released October 4 to October 6.
  3. ^ Variety: Tribeca Film Review: Almost Christmas By Ronnie Scheib, April 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Rotten Tomatoes: All Is Bright