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Nutcrackers Reviews
If the contents of Nutcrackers aren’t outright stolen from other, arguably better works, they are certainly hand-me-downs that don’t fit. A refund would be appreciated.
There is nothing redeeming about this half-hearted drivel. This is absolute garbage that fails to live up to even the lowest of low expectations.
A delightful, fairly anarchic comedy in the spirit of under-rated ‘80s tales Uncle Buck or Mr. Mom.
You can sense what the movie is shooting for and you can imagine ways that it might have worked. But the lack of originality, the overreliance on a tired formula, and the uninspired humor keeps the movie from ever earning our investment.
David Gordon Green directs with a measured touch that allows the gang's relationship to evolve with some naturalism.
It’s sweet, a little unusual, and there’s just enough of an indie film vibe to understand why Stiller and Cardellini signed on.
There’s a surprising amount of heart in this holiday release featuring Ben Stiller and director David Gordon Green.
Not much funny happens here, and the film doesn't even remember to put Stiller in put-upon suitor mode, which is what he's best at.
What Green adds to familiar material is a sense of genuine wildness—and, at times, eerie ritual. He recognizes something tribal about the raising of close siblings, and their near-feral nature adds jolts of humor and, eventually, heartbreak.
It’s not really a family film, at least not for many families — the home-school lesson tells you why — but it’s not really a grown-up comedy either. It hovers in an uncanny valley, and the tonal swing is unpleasant.
It takes a while, but this family dramedy with endearing characters finds its rhythm midway through the story and builds to a fairly predictable but enormously gratifying ending.
A sweet and endearing family holiday comedy
Nutcrackers might sound formulaic, but it feels a bit indie, thanks to a loose, lo-fi, purposely aimless narrative and some oddball direction by David Gordon Green.
Despite failing to ever truly impress either in its comedic gags or bids at zaniness, Nutcrackers does tickle a nostalgic pleasure center when it is at its best, giving viewers a lightly entertaining bit of holiday viewing.
We get what feels more like a slice-of-life drama that’s only slightly heightened at times for some humor.
While the story itself isn’t unique, the charm of the characters mixed with the relatable humor and touching conversations make for an enjoyable holiday watch.
Nutcrackers finds plenty of heartwarming comedy that emerges from the characters and their interactions, and is noticeably free of try-hard stabs at big, broad laughs.
Stiller has become a deeper actor with age, and he's perfect here: you know he has a good soul, because this is a comedy, and not a dark one, but he keeps you guessing.
Director David Gordon Green, known mostly for his horror movie sequels, seems an odd choice to helm a heartfelt holiday movie, but his instinctive edginess ably navigates the sentiment-versus-mayhem tightrope walk created by writer Leland Douglas.
Hard to get on board with a relatively worn plot like this when the protagonist feels like an AI version of the typical Ben Stiller character and a script that should have been repurposed to fit the climax that now arrives like a complete afterthought.