'R Xmas
Closed CaptioningAbel Ferrara
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Plot Summary
From the Director of Bad Lieutenant comes a dangerous tale of extortion, drugs and greed. It's Christmas time in the heart of Manhattan, and a loving couple leads a dual life: doting socialite parents by day, and hard-bargaining heroin dealers by night. They seem to have it all, until their paradise begins to crack. Double-crossing dealers beneath them threaten to steal their profits and their reign of the merchandise, and arguments break out. Just as things start to spin out of control, the wife receives a phone call – her beloved has been kidnapped and she has 20 minutes to pay a hefty ransom or face his death. In a world charged by greed, passion and possession, there is no price too high, and no risk too great.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
63%- Reviews Counted: 24
- Fresh: 15
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 5.9/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Once Ice-T sticks his mug in the window of the couple's BMW and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue, all credibility flies out the window.
Fresh: Admirers of director Abel Ferrara may be relieved that his latest feature, R Xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form.
Fresh: Ferrara's strongest and most touching movie of recent years.
Fresh: Ferrara's best film in years.
