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-Paul
Walker
-Penelope
Cruz
A
first-rate
cast
comes
together
for
this
collection
of
intertwining
tales
of
lonely
New
Yorkers
reaching
out
to
each
other
on
Christmas
Eve.
Susan
Sarandon
plays
Rose,
a
widowed
editor
who
spends
way
too
much
time
at
the
hospital
bed
of
her
Alzheimers-stricken
mother.
Robin
Williams
is
the
mysterious
fellow
who
later
prevents
her
from
possibly
jumping
in
the
East
River.
Meanwhile
Nina
(Penelope
Cruz)
gets
tired
of
the
violently
jealous
outbreaks
of
her
cop
boyfriend,
Mike
(Paul
Walker),
and
breaks
their
engagement.
An
obsessive
old
waiter
(Alan
Arkin)
is
convinced
Mike
is
the
reincarnation
of
his
dead
wife,
while
in
another
story
a
troubled
young
man
(Marcus
Thomas)
attempts
to
smash
up
his
hand
so
he
can
attend
an
emergency
room
Christmas
party.
Needless
to
say,
these
tales
intersect
movingly
and
the
miracle
of
Christmas
provides
major
healing
to
each
character
involved.
Sarandon
is a
stand-out
among
the
many
fine
performances
here,
Cruz
is
beautiful
as
always,
but
the
real
jaw-dropping
surprise
is
Paul
Walker.
Famous
as
the
dopey
"white
guy"
in
those
FAST
AND
THE
FURIOUS
films,
Walker
reveals
great
depths
of
tortured
feeling
as
the
cop
struggling
to
save
his
future
family.
Actor
Chazz
Palminteri
(A
BRONX
TALE)
directed
this,
his
first
feature
film.
Though
set
in
New
York,
it
was
filmed
in
Montreal,
so
no,
it's
not
a
Christmas
miracle
that
the
city
looks
so
nice
and
clean.
Alan
Menken
(Disney's
THE
LITTLE
MERMAID)
provides
the
score.
Portions
of
this
page
Copyright
1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
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rights
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