Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

This is by far one of the best holiday movies for people who really dislike holiday movies. If you find yourself dreading another boring viewing of It's a Wonderful Life or The Santa Clause (ugh), watch this instead. It's a refreshing break from the bullish!t surrounding Christmas. Its my new standard beside A Nightmare Before Christmas. Also the Finnish landscape in winter will really make you appreciate your own rather tame 1-2 inches of snow. Unless of course you live in Scandinavia.

Unlike Any Horror, Thriller, Christmas Film Ever!! A well written story, great characters, and wonderful location. All of the snow and ice in the setting definitely bring the Winter Holiday feel to life. It certainly seems like a place you'd expect to find Santa Claus, but this Santa isn't the Jolly St. Nick children know and Love. A definitive departure from the norm, but a welcome addition to my Film Faves. If you like Foreign Locales and Languages, Twisted Fairy Tales, and the Film American Psycho, Rare Exports is Undoubtedly a Film for you.

This movie's pacing was excellent. To often I find myself distracted by outside influences while watching at home. This was never the case during this film. The entire time I needed to know what was coming next. The ending was a bit too "Hollywood" for a movie that shows none of that influence, but was far from a negative. Overall this movie was excellent.