Bad Tidings
Published December 22, 2024
Film info
- Title Bad Tidings
- Director Tim Kirkby
- Year 2024
- Run time 1hr 20m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline Two not-so-wise men save Christmas
Grumpy home-security expert Neil feuds with his neighbour Scott, who insists on keeping his Christmas lights illuminated all-year-round. Their tit-for-tat argument culminates in Neil triggering a power-cut across the entire street on Christmas Eve. But when the local crime family decide to rob every house on the street that night, and the pair must set aside their differences to defeat them.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:39 | Causes for Alarms is an interesting name for a company. |
| 1:55 | “There’s sausages in these beans, I’m living like a king.” |
| 6:53 | Having two parts of a three way conversation is tricky! |
| 9:18 | Alpha-petty spaghetti. |
| 18:08 | “Go back to your little house.” “They’re all the same size.” |
| 20:34 | Always love the cobbled together extension cords for these Christmas light displays. |
| 24:48 | Camping out in the house over Christmas doesn’t sound like fun. |
| 37:13 | Even more reason to have your gadgets charged up all the time. |
| 43:35 | “I thought this was the safe room.” “No, it’s the room, that we keep the safe in.” |
| 51:11 | The alarm that lights up the underneath of the car is a choice. |
| 1:03:30 | Yas the Home Alone bit. |
| 1:10:02 | High five to the face. |
| 1:14:59 | “We don’t talk about Graham.” |
Thoughts
They’ve been building up for this movie for quite a while, and what with Chris McC winning Strictly, there’s quite a lot of expectation surrounding it. It was fun, but it’s not really a great movie. The script is mediocre and it’s a huge mashup of Home Alone and Deck the Halls with not a lot original in there. But Lee and Chris do the best with what they have, and their relationship shines off the screen so it’s quite fun to spend time with them. Probably not going to seek this out again, but would be interested in more from this duo.
Rating: 3 / 5
