All Is Bright Page #2

Synopsis: Two French Canadian ne'er-do-wells travel to New York City with a scheme to get rich quick selling Christmas trees. Easygoing charmer Rene (Paul Rudd) clashes with misanthropic ex-con Dennis (Paul Giamatti), whose wife Rene just stole. Still, this odd couple must make an honest go of it in this buddy comedy.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Phil Morrison
Production: Anchor Bay Films
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
46%
R
Year:
2013
107 min
$4,556
124 Views


You gotta...

it's not like a chair.

It's a dog, you know.

You can't expect it to tell

itself it doesn't need

to take a piss when it clearly does.

Please shut up.

It's not like a chair.

Shut up.

It wouldn't do that or even couldn't.

Shut up, shut up,

shut up, shut up, shut up.

Please.

I just... I love 'em, Dennis.

I just love 'em.

Shut up.

I do.

# Kiss me, baby

# Like you love me...

Hey, answer that.

# Reach out from the sky above me... #

Answer it.

Christ.

It's her.

What?

It's Therese.

Well, answer it. I'm driving.

No. # Kiss me, baby,

like you need me... #

Hey, Res.

How are you?

Yeah, I'm, uh...

hey, guess who's here with me.

Uh, uh, no, no.

Um, Antoine couldn't

make it this year.

It's a friend

of a friend of Oscar's.

No, he's an... an Inuit,

Inuit friend of a friend

of Oscar's, yeah.

But, you know, he grew up

around trees, so that's good.

He... he can really help out.

He knows what he's doing.

Yeah. You know what?

Can I call you

when I'm not driving my rig?

My rig.

I'm glad.

Good. I'm glad when I can cheer you up.

Yeah, okay.

There's no trees there,

you know.

Where?

Nunavut.

Where's that?

Where Oscar's best friend

the Inuit lives.

Trees. F***.

I didn't say "best friend."

Oh, man.

Dennis, why are you

with me, huh?

Why are you coming?

I want money...

money on the up and up.

I'm gonna buy Michi

a Christmas present.

Oh, really?

A present from a ghost?

What do ghosts give for Christmas?

White sheets?

She would like a present.

What, this is it?

- This is it.

This is it.

This is garbage.

This is where

you were last year?

You know, we should probably

get a good night's sleep,

start on everything tomorrow.

We've got a lot of work to do.

It's gonna be

a good month, Dennis.

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Who's gonna guard the trees?

They're fine.

They're in the truck.

No. No. Someone could break in.

We're totally fine.

Hey.

How are you?

Hey, guess what...

they still don't have stars here.

What are you doing?

She asleep?

Hey, I left something for her.

Will you put it in her room?

It's an Advent calendar.

Yeah, she can eat chocolate.

She can tell you

about baby Jesus,

then count down the days

till I get home.

I know.

It's gonna be tough.

But I'm gonna be coming back

with some major dollars.

Okay.

Dream good.

Hey, if you need to pee

or poo or anything,

you can use Nick's Restaurant

on the corner.

# When someone very dear

# Calls you with the words

"everything's all clear" #

# That's what you want to hear

# But you know it might

be different in the new year #

# That's why, that's why

# We hang the lights so high

# Joy

# Joy

# You loved it as a kid

# And now you need it more

than you ever did #

# It's because of the dark

# We see the beauty

in the spark #

# That's why, that's why

# The carols make you...

Sit anywhere you like.

# Cry

# Joy

# Joy...

Are you a customer?

# Joy...

Kristoff!

Come here, you moron.

You can get one pee

for free, man.

You do not get two.

You hear me?

What does that sign say?

Jeez, I heard it all, man.

Customers only, man.

Customers f***ing only, man.

Get the f*** out of here.

Bring me some money!

# Tinsel on the tree

# Yes, I see

# The holly on the door

# Like before

# The candles in the gloom

# Light the room...

Hey.

- Hey. Monica, right?

Tabar-f***ing-nak.

Nice to see you.

Hey. Hey.

It smells so good.

Yeah. That?

Just a little taller.

Oh. Oh...

Crank it.

Another $25, I can deliver it.

Oh, it's such a pleasure

doing business with you.

That's 200 for that one.

You got it.

Man #2:
Thank you very much.

Enjoy. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you.

Ah!

Sh*t.

Rat.

That's it.

Hey, are you okay?

Dennis, come... no, no.

Dennis.

Dennis, no.

Hey, you have a customer.

Season's greetings.

Looking to buy a tree?

Uh, no.

Uh, looking to sell them.

Yeah.

We were here first.

Oh, man.

Yeah, I'm so sorry.

It's just we've been coming down

here the last seven years and...

May I ask where you're from?

Originally?

Mm.

Chevy Chase.

But we tree out of Bennington.

Oh, okay.

Yeah.

See, I... I just got out

of Hochelaga CCC.

Do you know it?

I don't.

It's a penitentiary

in Quebec, Canada.

Crazy.

Yes, sir. Yeah.

But right now

I'm trying to go straight,

you know,

for the very first time in my life.

Wow. Good for you.

You know, Laird's brother

just got out of rehab.

He was in rehab for oxy...

Which I cannot do

with you right here

across the street.

Oh, I don't want to have to do

anything that I'll regret.

Well, I don't really know

what you're saying,

but we're all set up, you know.

We're already moving bush

and we're just gonna stay put.

Sorry.

Okay.

Good understanding, bro.

Hey, what the f***?

You are gone,

or whenever I want, I take this

and I saw right through

your little f***ing neck.

It'll happen so fast,

you won't be able to open

your f***ing eyes.

Now you see that guy

over there?

I'm gonna get him to help me.

He just waved at me.

He just... Yeah, well,

that's what he does.

Season's greetings

from Canada.

Did you say "please" at least?

You know, if they call the cops,

we're done.

Oh, he won't.

I wouldn't be surprised.

Oh, that's all you ever

are is surprised.

Hey! Ho! Ho! Ho! Hey!

Argh.

Trees!

That was terrible.

- "Trees"?

I'll take care

of that from now on.

Woman #2:
"Trees!"

We need to hydro...

We need... I'm g... I just want...

Christmas trees!

Can I interest you in a tree?

We've got Christmas trees.

You don't want that tree.

Why would you buy this...

That isn't even real.

Ugh, that smells like a fire hazard.

Hey!

These are more

than just Christmas trees.

These are memories.

Get over here and smell

some memories.

Whoa.

I see a naked woman

in that apartment.

Oh, Dennis.

Oh, we got some naked jigs.

Man, New York.

New York City

at Christmas, Dennis.

Where you saw

the Flyers and Penguins

obviously some...

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

Oh, yeah?

- There you go.

...right there,

two teams that really

just can't stand each other...

- All right.

...the NHL this year,

obviously are a very

big cause for concern.

Canada is in a recession,

isn't it?

Trees!

Ho, ho, ho!

You need a tree?

Come on, look at 'em.

Smell 'em.

'Tis that t...

jolly time of the season.

Are you looking for a tree?

We've got trees.

I've got eyes.

Yeah, they're an amazing color.

What, are they purpley-brown?

No.

Regular brown.

No.

Blue.

Go away.

Idiot.

Eh, she'll be back.

You watch.

Want to buy a tree?

F*** off.

We need wood.

Hey, what are you doing?

Rene.

Christ's sake.

Hey, put it back.

No, God da... put it back!

We've been here 10 days

and we have sold nothing.

We could have hit

three stereo stores back home

with half the trouble.

Coming here is the

stupidest thing I ever done.

Yeah? Well, I disagree.

Yeah.

Last year we barely broke even.

And I nearly got

pneumonia twice.

Going straight

is 10 times the work

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Melissa James Gibson

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