Rating: R (violence, language and sexuality/nudity)
Length: 88 minutes

Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1

English, French, Spanish

A lawyer (Cusac) and his slightly insane partner (Thornton) steal $2 million dollars from the mob at Christmas time. Their plan is simple; steal the money and leave town. If it was that simple, there wouldn't be a movie. Throw in a drunken friend (Platt) who married the lawyer's ex-wife and a lovely owner (Neilson) of a strip club that the lawyer is currently in love with and you have a rather convoluted Christmas movie.

The two best things about this movie are Thornton's humor/sarcasm and Neilson's beauty. Add an obnoxious drunk, some needless violence and a strip bar full of mostly undressed women and it's a good time.

This movie tends to drag from time-to-time which is fairly amazing considering that it runs for less than 90 minutes.

• Audio Commentary with Director Harold Ramis
• Alternate Endings
• Outtakes with Billy Bob Thornton
• "Cracking the Story" Featurette
• "Beneath the Harvest" Featurette
• "Ice Cracking: Analysis of a Scene" Featurette

It's an interesting movie with a number of twists. If you like dark movies with some characters that you wouldn't necessarily want for friends, give it a shot. If you're looking for a light movie that takes place at Christmas that has a happy ending, look elsewhere. Check out the extras if you'd like to see Thornton go into his "Sling Blade" mode.

Harold Ramis   [Bedazzled, Groundhog Day, Vacation]

Tab Baker - Dennis

Ned Bellamy - Sidney

[Being John Malkovich, Saw]

John Cusack - Charlie

[Being John Malkovich, Beowulf, Con Air, Grosse Pointe Blank, Identity, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]

William Dick - Manager

Frank Gallo - Restaurateur

T.J. Jagodowski - Officer Tyler

Meghan Maureen McDonough - Francie

Connie Nielsen - Renata

[Basic, The Devil's Advocate, Gladiator, The Great Raid, The Hunted, Mission to Mars, One Hour Photo, Soldier]

Bill Noble - Culligan

David Pasquesi - Councilman Williams

[Angels & Demons]

Lara Phillips - Rusti

Oliver Platt - Pete

[Benny & Joon, Lake Placid]

Brad Smith - Ronny

Mike Starr - Roy

[Ed Wood, Goodfellas, Miller's Crossing]

Billy Bob Thornton - Vic

[The Alamo, Armageddon, Bad Santa, Bandits, Primary Colors, Sling Blade, U-Turn]