El Camino Christmas

Netflix Original Movie 🎥 Review: “El Camino Christmas”.

Critics gave it a 40% the users a 40%.

Rated: TV MA with a running time 1 hr and 30 mins, and and an IMDb of 5.6/10

Cast:  Luke Grimes, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dax Shepard, Kurtwood Smith, Michelle Mylett, Emilio Rivera, Kimberly Quinn, Jessica Alba and Tim Allen.

A young man seeking the father he has never met ends up barricaded inside of a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve.

El Camino Christmas is a 2017 American black comedy film directed by David E. Talbert and written by Theodore Melfi and Christopher Wehner. The film was released on Netflix on December 8, 2017.

Don’t let the word Christmas fool you. This movie is very different than other Christmas movie in the past. It has a great cast with a long time no see (Tim Allen). The movie is definitely a dark comedy with just the right amount of laughs. For me the story line kept me entertained and I couldn’t stop watching it. It is by no means a masterpiece, but for only 1hr 30 mins it’s more than good enough. Overall a solid watch!

It's not a try-hard film that tries to go too far. The producers knew their audience, and knew them well. Clearly a low-budget film designed to tell a simple story.. Dax Shepard played the best dumb cop I've seen for this type of R-rated content...he isn't an "idiot," nor is he a Barney-Fife. He's just a normal guy trying to do the right thing. He stumbles at times and it's funny because it feels actually realistic (as in police departments probably do have this type of guy).

It was fun to see Kurtwood Smith, for all you "That's 70's Show" fans. He's the tough Sheriff thats trying to do the right thing…….but dang nab it he’s struggling to have a competent force in a small town...and it's funny, because again, you can sense that this type of incompetence exists out there.

Then you have Vincent D'Onofrio, known best for "Full Metal Jacket," and he comes out perfect in this film as just a low-life cop, whose only pleasure in life remaining is to watch other people become more miserable than him. He is pivotal in this film and the writers kept him simple, nothing overdone, and he does a great job - very believable.

Lastly, among the key dudes to the story, you have Tim Allen and Luke Grimes (known lately for his role in “Yellowstone”. They make a great pair and it was strange seeing Allen in this type of role.

So if you just looking for something on Netflix to burn 90 minutes and be entertained - give this a look. I think you won’t be disappointed. I know I really enjoyed it and glad I stumbled on it as I perusing the list of movies.