December

A wonderful story about the true test of the relationship between father and son. Bobby Carter, after years of struggle, finally finds himself at the precipice of exploding success, only to find out that his father is seriously ill. He is forced to choose between his career aspirations or coming home to support his father in time of great need. There can be no greater test of values and commitment.

Jeff Mackay, a successful character actor for the past forty years finally gets his chance to star in the role of the father, Larry Carter.

Sadly, in real life, Jeff is dying from the complications of cirrhosis and esophageal varies. This role was his last and only chance to put his own personal stamp on a starring role and Jeff left nothing on the table. His character portrayal of Larry Carter explodes off the screen.

Young and dashing Bobby Carter, played by newcomer Jeremy King, gives a performance to remember as he develops an intense and special chemistry with Jeff.

In the end, the story will rip into the core of your being and touch your very heart and soul, testing your human spirit and profoundly effecting the way you think, plan and act for the rest of your life.

I have enjoyed watching this movie several times. Jeremy King provides a wonderful performance, but the scene stealer and most outstanding performance is from the late Mr.Jeff MacKay. (Remember him as "Mac" MacReynolds from Magnum P.I.?)The story is straight and true. Like so many great dramatic movies it explores complex relationship issues. This movie tackles the relationship between a father, who is a successful business man (MacKay)and and his 2 adult sons(King and Tony Armer). MacKay's character Larry Carter is facing the most difficult time in his life, and December explores how Larry and his sons deal with this. The screenplay by Gary Dresden is smooth and thoughtful. Dresden's storytelling skills shine in December. As the realistic characters develop you find yourself contemplating the moral and ethical issues that this story explores. December is well worth the time spent watching it. Getting to know the men of the Carter family, provides you with an interesting and intriguing introspective into familial male relationships. Highly recommended.

Anyone who rates this above a two star movie has to have ties to the movie or actors. This is a low budget film with a weak plot and aweful acting. Ugh. A waste of my time.