This film is based on the New York Times best-selling novel by
award-winning author Wally Lamb and is a slice of vivid 1960s life, a
wise-and-witty holiday tale that celebrates the “look how far we've come”
philosophy.
It takes place in1964 in the small town of Three Rivers, where Felix
Funicello (Wyatt Ralff) is a Catholic
school fifth-grader at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School.
And his only claim to fame is his cousin Annette Funicello (Krysta Rodriguez), the famous Mouseketeer
and teen movie queen.
But grammar and arithmetic move to the back burner this holiday season
with the sudden arrivals of substitute teacher Madame Frechette (Molly
Ringwald) and feisty Russian student Zhenya Kabakova (Siobhan Cohen) and Felix’s world is turned upside down
in this witty and endearing Christmas offering.
Annabella Sciorra puts in a great performance as his ma and Meat Loaf is
outrageous as Monsignor Muldoon which just adds to the overall quality.
No comments:
Post a Comment