Monday, March 9, 2015

31 - The Ref

     A thief takes a bickering couple hostage on Christmas Eve.
     I saw this a long time ago, and I remembered it mostly as a three-person show.  Now, it reminds me a little of an effort to cash in on Home Alone by making a touching, offbeat Christmas story.
     It's an ensemble cast, and most of the characters are defined in narrow ways.  No single performance stands out as being especially good or bad.  It's broadly good, but not noteworthy or memorable at all.
     I found myself thinking of Mixed Nuts, which probably is written about as well, but was saved by some strong performances.

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