Merry Ex-Mas (2014)

Merry Ex-Mas: Directed by Brian Skiba. With Kristy Swanson, Dean Cain, Lochlyn Munro, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe. During a blizzard at christmas, a man becomes snowbound with ex-wife, her wealthy suitor, his former mother in law, and his daughter.

“This film is about a young woman who attempts to kill herself by an overdose. She is admitted to a psychiatric hospital for treatment, and another chapter of her life enfolds.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe book u0026quot;Veronika Decides to Dieu0026quot; has a good word of mouth, and its author is world famous. So I thought the film would be good, and chose it for a film night with friends. It proved to be a disastrous decision. The film is so slow, tortuous and pretentious. There is so little material so they have to stretch everything to fill up the ninety minutes of screen time. I mean, how long do you have to watch the characters walking down a corridor or staring out the window? My friends started making excuses to leave about half way through, and one hour into the film, all seven friends have left. Thatu0026#39;s how boring u0026quot;Veronika Decides to Dieu0026quot; is. My friends who have read the book said this adaption does not do the book justice, and there are seemingly pointless additions in the film. So, if you want yourself to be touched by the story, read the book instead.”