Thursday 11 November 2021

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE NIGHT POND

 

After suffering the loss of his best friend Charlie (Joe Perry) on Christmas Eve, sixteen year old Bobby Whiteside (Kristian Wang), has to endure his father Cole (Ryan Northcott) leaving home and most cope with an uneasy home life where he constantly argues with his mother Sarah (Anne Hawthorne) and brother Jeremy (Jayson Therrien).
Feeling that the world is against him he thinks his best option is to leave the township where all his torments reside and is prepared to forsake his family, even his little sister Roxie, (Maddie Dixon-Poirier) who is the only one of the family that he has a decent relationship with.

But one night he venture out onto the lake where he and Charlie played countless games of winter hockey and while clearing the surface ice away he makes a shocking discovery, something magical, a perfectly groomed hockey rink, that appears only at night and only in his presence.

But when a local construction company purchases the surrounding land for development Bobby joins forces with his high school crush, Karen (Siobhan Williams) to rally the town in opposition to the plans, and then play one last game on the night pond, with an old friend.

This is a great story, brilliantly acted, exquisitely directed by Jack Kissack, and made in a darker and bleaker tone than the more traditional Christmas offerings and is well worth a watch, but give it a miss if you're looking for a Happy Christmas sugar fix.

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