Merry Christmas
| Release Date: December 6, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
25
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
1
Negative:
5
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50
The DissolveJen ChaneyDec 4, 2013
Lacks a sense of structure and purpose, ambling from one tense conversation to the next without effectively making a impact. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyDec 6, 2013
Through the playing of the game, the real life characters' true personalities emerge, and we can see that this is a pretty heartless bunch. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineAbbey BenderDec 2, 2013
The conceit has the potential to be amusing, but the role-playing is never as funny or immersive as it could be, and the characters' repartee often feels more stilted than witty. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDec 5, 2013
One of those who’s-the-murderer parlor games is a plot pillar of Merry Christmas, an experiment in filmmaking by Anna Condo that itself feels like a parlor game, and not a particularly entertaining one. Read full review
20
VarietyJoe LeydonDec 6, 2013
There doesn’t appear to be any purpose at all to the random exchanges and interactions that pass for a plot. Read full review
10
Village VoiceNick SchagerDec 5, 2013
What's really absent from this fiasco is a sense of purpose or an interest in character, as the participants in this weekend-getaway contest are ciphers defined mainly by their degree of obnoxiousness. Read full review
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