Ed Burns seems like a nice guy and has an amiable screen presence - I just wish he'd put a little more work into his scripts. Maybe base it on a public domain play or something.
This is about an Irish American family in the lead up to Christmas - it's not a sequel to The Brothers McMullen but is of that world. Burns' observations aren't as fresh - there's repetition, a lack of surprise. It feels like a first draft. There are some good actors but they don't feel like a family they feel like actors that Burns could get. Did he have to have two characters who lost someone on September 11? And use it as a romance device?
There is a lot going on, if only by virtue of all the cast - there's a lot of siblings. Strong female cast in particular.
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