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Michael Briskett is your typical corporate office geek. The CEO picks on him, he throws Christmas parties where nobody comes, and he's the only one in the company who receives dull work with a deadline on Christmas Eve. When he spends a wonderful evening with Cindy, the prettiest girl at the office, and she then also invites him to spend Christmas with her and her family, it seems too good to be true. And it is...

Ah, Christmas traditions! Some people drink eggnog and eat stuffed turkey, others sing Carols. The tradition of yours truly is to watch at least one holiday-themed horror movie around the Christmas period; - the bloodier the better.

"Mercy Christmas" isn't a very good movie. In fact, it's a highly unoriginal and predictable movie, and if I wasn't in such a festive mood, I probably would have flunked it big time! Buy hey, it's the season to be jolly, and thus I can even tolerate another umpteenth horror story about a cannibalistic family that looks perfectly normal from the outside, victims strung up with colorful Christmas lights, and shrieking grannies. The middle-section seemingly takes forever, with irrelevant padding footage and dull conversations, but the final 15-20 minutes luckily are gory and sadistic.

At first i was indifferent, then midway through it was passable, once the last 16 minutes occurred it was satisfactory... This is not the best christmas slasher..i give that to Red christmas or Christmas Evil I enjoyed that it didnt follow the hollywood slasher template..it had humourous moments, but overall, ill forget this movie by tommorow

That was all i had to say about it, however i apparently require six hundred characters.

A Christmas movie i will recommend is await further instructions (2018)..a christmas movie that has similarities with covid....a sickness..told theyre lock downed and have to use a trial vaccine.... anyway thanks for reading.

When I started to watch this movie I did not know what to expect but it was actually quite hilarious I laughed through the movie I watched it from start to finish at fyirst I thought it was going to be some low-quality movie but the acting it wasn't like Oscar award winning but it was actually pretty good I believe every character added some spice to the script and it was good I liked it Even the parts that weren't supposed to be particularly funny were funny.

Low budget affair lacking laughs in the comedy department and lacking scares in the horror department. The hot blonde and the chunky bald guy who was to be the main course were decent enough, but everyone else seemed like community theater types. Seems like it was shot mostly at the director's house over the weekend. Even at 80+ minutes, this movie was stretched beyond its limits. It might have made a better 30-minute short in an anthology movie.

I put Mercy Christmas on my watchlist and kept skipping over it to watch a few other horror movies, but thought I'd get this one over with. It was such a surprise to be this entertained. While not laugh-out-loud funny, it kept me smiling. There were some good twists and an ending that will cap off this crazy ride wonderfully.

PLEASE DON"T WASTE YOUR TIME!...THIS IS PURE RUBBISH!!!

This was on an Internet list of recommended Christmas horror movies. In fact, it was one of only two I had never seen. The other starred a "professional wrestler". I feel deceived. This is as low budget as low budget gets. The script is crap. The acting is amateurish. I can't believe this garbage was in the same list as "Black Christmas". Too bad I can't award zero stars.

Tried watching this.... Turned it off as soon as they got to dinner...acting ...plot ... so bad. I thought this was a home movie trying to be an actual movie :/

If The Texas Chain Saw Massacre were a Hallmark holiday movie, it would be Mercy Christmas, which celebrates the importance of Christmas traditions - in the company of a wonderfully deranged family of suburban cannibals!

Lonely downtrodden office worker Michael Briskett (Steven Hubbell) is given a ton of work to do before Christmas by his overbearing boss Andy Robillard (Cole Gleason). When Mr. Robillard's sexy assistant Cindy (Casey O'Keefe) invites Michael to her family home for Christmas, he accepts, providing he can take his work with him. Michael is welcomed in with open arms by Cindy's family, but passes out after knocking back an eggnog, waking up to find himself tied up in the basement, just one of several unfortunates destined to become dinner for Cindy and her kin.

I knew nothing about Mercy Christmas going in, having picked it at random from numerous low-budget Christmas horrors on Amazon Prime; I was very happy, then, to find that the film was not only very entertaining, but easily one of the most original and fun festive horrors I have ever seen. Forget the over-rated Black Christmas - this film is about as black as it gets, a deliciously demented tale with a really warped sense of humour and a mean-streak a mile wide. It takes a while to get going, and the low budget is evident, but stick with it 'cos it gets progressively more crazy and bloody as it goes along, culminating in a gory final act that is as funny as it is jaw-droppingly violent.

8.5/10, rounded up to 9 for IMDb.

This must be the most underrated horror/comedy film ever. The summary let's us know this is likely the first ever Christmas, slasher, cannibalism comedy/horror film. The action is relentless humor and much horror related to a run-of-the-mill Xmas cannibalism flick

I often view the final 16 minutes of the film. It is riveting/memorizing, unique in film annals and unforgettable.

Do you recall Monty Python's Black Knight fighting on even after he loses one limb and then another and another. That was one of the greatest comedy blood letting scenes ever put on film. The final 16 minutes of this film pays great homage to the black knight in ways you must see for yourself. The editing of the final scenes, with gore galore, is done in such a bloody tasteful manner that no one need turn from the scene despite the absolute carnage. Amazingly delightful. This entire film should be a cult classic for some of the most unique, crazy, FUN death battles ever filmed including the role of a 'punch bowel.'

If you don't 'get' this film be sure to at least view, you guessed it, the final 16 minutes. Odds are you will never forget it!

Like the other reviewer I too thought at the beginning that I was in for a low budget,badly acted trash movie,so I was very surprised when I got an action packed,bloody good movie.The acting was excellent all round and the effects and cinematography were top notch.I found it both funny and sad and a couple of events in it just made me intensely angry,If a movie can draw those emotions from you,then I think,for me,it's a success.Whitney Nielsen (Katherine) was so convincing in her character and so beautiful I guess I fell a little bit in love with her,another sign of a good movie.Cole Gleason (Andy),is so delightfully evil I wanted to jump in and kill him myself AND D.J. Hale (Eddie) was just hilarious.This is a must see for anyone who loves a good comedy/horror.

If you've ever wondered what would happen if "Office Space" was crossed with "Wrong Turn," here's the movie for you.

One look at the premise suggests derivation from 1988 horror-comedy 'Lucky stiff,' which begins with nearly the exact same concept. 'Mercy Christmas' makes it clear very quickly, however, that despite core similarities, this is a different movie, its very own. There's strong balance between the two genres, and the humor is played very straight, a far cry from the pure spoof energy of Pat Proft's screenplay in the prior film. The blood, gore, and violence is especially grisly, and the dry wit that counters it is especially cheeky. One rather suffers a bit of whiplash, at some points, for how much and quickly it shifts moods. With all that said, importantly - this is really fun!

For all the grim brutality and the nature of the family's traditions, the utmost nonchalance of their behavior - paired with their perfectly mundane lives otherwise - makes for particularly devious entertainment. It would be all too easy for the precise equilibrium to be thrown off in one direction or another, but filmmaker Ryan Nelson, with Beth Levy Nelson, has penned a marvelously adept screenplay. Each and every character has strong, diverse personalities, with varying moods, and the dialogue is rich with both heart and cleverness. The overall narrative is complete, and unexpectedly compelling, bearing a great deal of detail. And so it is, too, with the scene writing - vibrant and electrifying, whatever the specific tone being struck at any one time. This is only Nelson's first full-length feature film as either writer or director, but he most assuredly demonstrates a practiced hand in both capacities. Honestly, this is just such a joy!

I love the score composed between Mark Leonard, Chris Bills, and Daniel Lepervanche, generally staying in the background yet lending small touches of atmosphere as appropriate to any given scene. More to the point, the music reaches a gratifying, cacophonous crescendo at the climax, while also maintaining a flavor that contrasts with the events unfolding - a highly memorable arrangement, to say the least. The blood, gore, and makeup looks great, the set design and decoration is lovely, and stunts and choreography are fantastic. And I must also extend commendations to the excellent cast, who all do so very well to embody their lively characters and make them feel real. Every changing mood, every ounce of fear, spite, unease, love, or dominance, is realized with wonderful vividness. Everyone involved carries admirable range, nuance, physicality, and personality in bringing their roles to life - and with image quality this brilliantly sharp, we see every last subtlety.

I admit I had mixed expectations as I began watching, in no small part owing to the seeming comparison to 'Lucky stiffs.' But in no time at all this picture proved itself to be a beast all its own, and a very worthy one at that. In every regard it's quite well made, with the writing and performances standing out most of all. Anyone who enjoys what horror-comedy has to offer as a genre will surely find much to love here, as I did. Funny, visceral, and a peculiarly engrossing good time, 'Mercy Christmas' is a film that deserves a lot more attention.

Since I write for a critic site, I don't usually do this, but in this case I must. Mercy Christmas is a treasure, one of the greatest Christmas Horror/Slasher Movies ever made. The acting was surprisingly good, especially from newcomer Steven Hubbell (Michael Brisket), who was a dead-ringer for Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods fame. There was the perfect blend of hair-raising gore and ironic black humor. Even though this was a den of kidnappers, murderers and cannibals, Granny still insisted that everyone attend church service before dinner. OH...My Goat, what a movie. Don't miss this one, it is a classic. 10/10 for excellence.

I was expecting a horrible movie but DJ Hale made this movie. He was hilarious and his part is unforgettable. Great acting, good story. Pleasantly surprised by this sleeper.

Went into this not expecting much but hoping to be pleasantly surprised....and boy was I!!!! Not sure everybody will 'get it' but I adored the black humour & laughed my way through it whilst at the same time lapping up the horror element. For anyone loving the office, Texas chainsaw, wrong turn & bad santa it's a must see! Lesson to be learned is don't be put off by a low rating & just give it a go! Haaaaaaappy Christmas 🎄

I love Christmas horror movies. But they've kind of run out of stories. Deranged Santa, sorority house killer or Krampus. With some great notable exceptions - mostly European films - we've seen the same recycled stories. Is Mercy Christmas a B movie. Sure. Is it low budget? Yes. Not to mention the so-so acting. BUT it is a really unique story and it tells that story very successfully. I wanted the good characters to live and the bad characters to gruesomely die. My old jaded self usually only cares about the characters in 15% of the movies or shows I watch. I really enjoyed this movie - period. It was fun!

People at work are partying, as it is December 23rd, but Michael is slaving over the books. In comes his boss, and tells him a massive and complex presentation must be completed by December 26th. Michael has a party planned at his house for that night, but he is so afraid of losing his job, that he will do anything to keep it, and is in complete denial of anything otherwise. He is a bit portly and a loner. But who should show up at his house for his party but beautiful Cindy, who invites Michael to her family's house for Christmas, and he can take his work with him. Her family turns out to be very unusual to say the least, and it is played very much tongue in cheek. It is clearly not a normal family, but played as if everything is perfectly normal. And that, along with Michael's performance makes the film so fascinating. And Michael's boss has a way of encouraging him to finish his work job, which he does, as he feels so tied to his job and pleasing others.