The project, scripted by Melfi and writer Chris Wehner, is about a young man (Grimes) who seeks out a father he has never met and, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve. The story takes place in the fictitious town of El Camino, NV.... (Full plot summary below)
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The project, scripted by Melfi and writer Chris Wehner, is about a young man (Grimes) who seeks out a father he has never met and, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve. The story takes place in the fictitious town of El Camino, NV.
Leave your thoughts about El Camino Christmas.
| DeciderJade BudowskiBuried deep beneath all the booze and bullets, there is some humanity here - it just takes a little digging to unearth it all. |
| Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL)Kiera AllenNo carols are sung. No Santa is seen, and the decorations are few and far in-between. This is more of an anti-Christmas, anti-feel-good flick, but it's one you might want to watch more than once. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloDark, depressing comedy has lots of cursing, drinking. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe drunk provides the best one-line review for this mess, one a pretty talented cast should have taken to heart before taking Netflix’s money. “Not all ideas are good ones.” |
| User ReviewJeff DGood time, guilty pleasure movie with some great actors in it! |
| User ReviewMatt GNot funny. No story. Good cast. But one of the worst movie I ever watched. |
| User ReviewGreg CThis is one of Tim Allen's best performances as an actor. It is well worth your time. |
| User ReviewAlison NHaven't laughed this much in ages - another hilarious and great movie from Netflix! Should have waited till the end to post my review. Ended up being sad and a big awful mess. Still a good movie though and one to watch. |
| User ReviewChad RThis was a great movie. People are just going to hate because of Tim Allen's political point of view. |
| User ReviewToby HLet's just call this the anti-Hallmark Christmas movie. The film's desert setting, violence, drug and alcohol use as well as the bittersweet ending really puts El Camino Christmas at odds with practically every identifiable Christmas film trope and that fact alone makes this film an interesting watch. El Camino Christmas definitely isn't for everyone and if you're looking for a feel good Christmas movie to get you into the spirit of the season then you might want to look elsewhere. But if you're the kind of person who can tolerate and enjoy a film with darker and more adult subject matter that frames itself with the Christmas setting then this is a great flick to sink your teeth into. That's not to say that there's nothing inherently Christmas-y about this movie, the ending in particular was incredibly emotionally affecting and it was certainly a Christmas film moment in its own way. Performance-wise this movie stood out as well, we get a surprising dramatic turn from Tim Allen who plays a type of character most people aren't used to seeing him play. Dax Shepard and Kurtwood Smith both help immensely to lighten the film's tone and keep it from deep diving into pure drama and Vincent D'Onofrio puts in another great performance as an offbeat antagonist character (as well as humorously enough contributing to the soundtrack while staying in character). Luke Grimes does a perfectly serviceable job as the lead, though he's not given the same kind of material to play with as the supporting cast, his character is mostly relegated to being the Everyman and reactiing to the insanity around him, which he does well. The only complaint I really have is Jessica Alba's character, Alba feels wasted here as her character is pretty detached from the main narrative and she doesn't have much of an arc. Overall though I'd say that El Camino Christmas is a worthwhile watch, especially if you're tired of the same old formulaic Christmas films. The cast shines, the dialogue is sharp and the story details a a chain reaction of mishaps and misunderstandings that is truly entertaining to watch unfold, all of it results in an ending that is heartfelt, emotionally impactful and absolutely Christmas in its own special way. |
