Christmas Crossfire

Absurdistic, with a lot of dark humour. For the ones who like a Quentin Tarantino style movie, although this one contains a little less blood. Don't expect a complex story line, but it is entertaining and has some surprising twists.

This movie is like a painting where you just cannot grab the meaning the painter intended to show. Filmmaking is art and so is this movie, but the film is like a painting that is made with great technique by a master and nonetheless lacks substance of what the painter wants us to see. So like in a museum in front of a paining that I do not understand I sit here and wonder what all this was about. I am at a loss, confused, and I was in this state most of the time watching this film. And this is what this movie tells us about the writer and director: he obviously was at a loss and confused. Nice views, nice acting, but a diffuse story that pulls the whole film into the dirt.

What a pity!

Just pain to watch-absolutely senseless storyline, absolutely senseless characters, the ones who live should've been shot dead in like a second once on screen - whatever, waste of my time

Film is art, and many people don't seem to understand that these days.

To evaluate this movie only on the basis of its plot would be very naive. First-class actors and ingeniously impressive images are simply ingorated here by some critics.

The movie is a welcome change from the currently omnipresent superhero and sci-fi movie hype. Its story is much more profound than it first suggests, which is why I also doubt the comprehension of some critics here.

Personally, I was quite taken by the story, although I can understand that one or the other expects more. But why do people then judge the movie as bad, if its simply not their genre? In germany everybody knows: "The best german movies are the ones without a specific genre!"

This movie is indeed a successful reveu of the, well known, german classic "Wir können auch anders".

I guess you can call this a Christmas movie. And I do understand that after you've probably watched every other Hallmark movie (they exist for a reason and I am not it, though if you like them, that's more than ok for you and me too), that this may feel like a breath of fresh air. Seeing this independently and without being in an extreme mood ... you may be able to recognize its shortcommings though.

And it is a bit of shame, because the movie itself isn't really that bad. It is kind of fun and has some interesting ideas ...no matter what you think about the main character getting involved with people that have guns for no good reason (is it the right thing to do? Or is it just plain stupid?). That inciting incident does not remain the only thing I would consider a flaw or an inconsistency throughou the movie. The tone changes from funny to serious do not work as well as the movie would like them to.

For some that may be nitpicking and they might enjoy this way more (maybe even without the Hallmark pre-experience) ... if that is the case: good for you. Everyone else should take the whole thing with a grain of salt ... at least