Christmas in the Clouds
Majestic Films LLC | Release Date: November 4, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
There will be holiday pictures that are more high-tech than this one, more sensational, with bigger stars and higher budgets and indeed greater artistry. But there may not be many with such good cheer. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
It's a comedy that knows that no matter one's ethnicity, human foibles, follies and hopes are universal. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
"Clouds" fills its exteriors with the glory of the Utah mountains and its interiors with the work of the late Hopi artist, Dan Lomahaftewa -- a pleasing combination that gives the film its own special visual style and magic. Read full review
70
VarietyKen Eisner
Combo of gorgeously shot Western settings (mostly in snowbound Idaho), memorably mismatched characters, and light-touch social commentary. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
A sweet-natured holiday comedy that derives no small amount of specialness and energy from the fact that the movie offers a glimpse of contemporary American Indian life. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Reminiscent of the TV series "Northern Exposure," this 2001 indie comedy by writer-director Kate Montgomery smoothly transplants 30s-style screwball comedy to an Apache-run ski resort. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
A wisp of a movie so bursting with good cheer that even its sole meanie is given a personality makeover before the end credits. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The fact that it was shot at the picturesque Utah resort is a huge plus and the film is so unabashedly eager to please. Read full review
60
Film ThreatMerle Bertrand
The kind of film in which you pretty much know that everything is going to turn out all right in the end. That doesn't mean, however, that one won't enjoy watching this warm and fuzzy exercise in escapism in the process. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyTim Grierson
More of a Lifetime holiday special than a theatrical feature, writer-director Kate Montgomery's tale of love and mistaken identity at a Native American ski resort is too sticky-sweet to be memorable. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
An old-fashioned and family-friendly comedy. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
This Native American romantic comedy, which won the Audience Award at the 2001 Austin Film Festival, arrives in theatres four years late but seasonally right on time. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
Few clichés go unexercised, but there's also something quietly amazing going on here: For once, American Indians are portrayed not as spiritually attuned mystics or powerless patsies but as ordinary working stiffs, or at least the cinematic equivalent thereof. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverMelissa Levine
The title pretty much says it all: syrupy romantic comedy dripping with unearned sentiment. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
I won't pretend there aren't moments of sweetness here--there are, aplenty. But the promise of true emotion goes bust with bad acting, cheap writing and false sentiment. Read full review
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