The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Angela's Christmas
Animation · Family · 2017
A trip to church with her family on Christmas Eve gives young Angela an extraordinary idea. A heartwarming tale based on a story by Frank McCourt.
Movie details
Angela's Christmas
2017 Animation · Family 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
A trip to church with her family on Christmas Eve gives young Angela an extraordinary idea. A heartwarming tale based on a story by Frank McCourt.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Angela's Christmas?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
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Angela's Christmas Wish
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
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A Garfield Christmas
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
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Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Damien O'Connor
Written by
Will Collins · Damien O'Connor
Lucy O'Connell
Angela (voice)
Ruth Negga
Mother (voice)
Brian Gleeson
Guard (voice)
Pat Kinevane
Father Creagh / Mr. King (voice)
Malachy McCourt
Narrator (voice)
Janet Moran
Mrs. Blake / Midwife (voice)
Des Nealon
Shopkeeper / Reveler Three (voice)
Court is in session
Put Angela's Christmas on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.