All Is Bright


All Is Bright is a 2013 dark comedy-drama buddy film directed by Phil Morrison. It stars Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd, with Sally Hawkins and Amy Landecker in supporting roles.
The film debuted at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, with a video on demand release following on September 10, 2013. It was released in theaters on October 4, 2013.

Premise

While out on parole, Dennis reluctantly takes a job selling Christmas trees with his old friend Rene in order to make enough money to buy his estranged daughter the piano she has always wanted.

Cast

All Is Bright was filmed in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its name was changed from the original title of Almost Christmas to All Is Bright.
The antics of the two lead characters have been suggested to be based on the amalgamation of famous misadventures of employees from North Pole Xmas Trees, a famous family business from Nashua, New Hampshire.

Reception

The film currently has a 49% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 5.56/10. The critical consensus states: "Well-acted but uneven, All Is Bright strands a pair of strong performances from Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd in a meandering script." Metacritic reports a weighted average of 54/100 based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".