Rare Exports - A gem as a short film

I went to see the Rare Exports movie two weeks ago at the cinema. The movie was pretty much as expected, yet perhaps a slight disappointment. Here's a short spoiler-free review of it.

One thing is for sure, this is definitely a different christmas story, which it has to be given a big credit for. It also has a nice atmosphere at parts and some funny bits with a piquant sense of black humour. Yet it even with its dark tones, it doesn't kill the christmas spirit, which is a good thing if you ask me. Nevertheless, it has to be admitted, that in some aspects it felt even a bit too simple: there were story elements that were hastily passed by and could have been developed further, the dialogue felt clumsy at parts, and I was hoping for a better feeling of that special christmas magic. But even with its shortcomings, it never felt dull.

Even though Rare Exports - A Christmas Tale doesn't quite catch the utter brilliance of the original short movies from 2003 and 2005 (first one shown below), I do highly recommend checking it out!