IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE

A horror take on the Christmas classic IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, finds young Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop) who stops the Angel Killer of Angel Falls, Henry Waters (Justin Long) during his murderous rampage. One year later, having been rejected by her dream college, her best friend was murdered a year prior, and her family seemingly favoring her brother over her, Winnie wishes she never existed. Once granted her wish, she attempts to again stop the Angel Killer in her parallel universe that she finds herself in. Shudder checks all the boxes here as all of their DEI requirements are met within the first 15-20 minutes of the film but once those loud voices are snuffed with their virtue signaling, the story can finally get down to brass tacks. A decent, yet predictable retelling of the timeless classic. The only shining star is Justin Long, who regrettable, at this stage in his career, is recently relegated to these types of roles. He's the main take away from this with his totally fake, overly compassionate, false teeth wearing a$$ business developer/mayor of the town. The rest of the crew and story is struggling with the finite pieces of story their left to scrounge over. Not a bad way to spend 2 hours if you have nothing else you're in the mood to watch of if you want to try something new this Christmas season. 5/10