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- 2005
- PG
- Majestic Films LLC
- 1 h 36 m
- 2005
- PG
- Majestic Films LLC
- 1 h 36 m
Summary The first romantic comedy set in Indian Country, with a nod to the screwball comedies of Howard Hawks and Frank Capra, Christmas in the Clouds is a lighthearted tale of love, bingo, tribal enterprise, and mistaken identity. (Majestic Films)
Directed By: Kate Montgomery
Written By: Kate Montgomery
- 2005
- PG
- Majestic Films LLC
- 1 h 36 m
- 2005
- PG
- Majestic Films LLC
- 1 h 36 m
Christmas in the Clouds
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Summary The first romantic comedy set in Indian Country, with a nod to the screwball comedies of Howard Hawks and Frank Capra, Christmas in the Clouds is a lighthearted tale of love, bingo, tribal enterprise, and mistaken identity. (Majestic Films)
Directed By: Kate Montgomery
Written By: Kate Montgomery
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Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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53% Positive
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1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
56
53% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
40% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
"Clouds" fills its exteriors with the glory of the Utah mountains and its interiors with the work of the late Hopi artist, Dan Lomahaftewa -- a pleasing combination that gives the film its own special visual style and magic.
There will be holiday pictures that are more high-tech than this one, more sensational, with bigger stars and higher budgets and indeed greater artistry. But there may not be many with such good cheer.
A sweet-natured holiday comedy that derives no small amount of specialness and energy from the fact that the movie offers a glimpse of contemporary American Indian life.
The fact that it was shot at the picturesque Utah resort is a huge plus and the film is so unabashedly eager to please.
Few clichés go unexercised, but there's also something quietly amazing going on here: For once, American Indians are portrayed not as spiritually attuned mystics or powerless patsies but as ordinary working stiffs, or at least the cinematic equivalent thereof.
More of a Lifetime holiday special than a theatrical feature, writer-director Kate Montgomery's tale of love and mistaken identity at a Native American ski resort is too sticky-sweet to be memorable.
I won't pretend there aren't moments of sweetness here--there are, aplenty. But the promise of true emotion goes bust with bad acting, cheap writing and false sentiment.
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Awards
American Indian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Austin Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Santa Fe Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
