Maynard is the nicest guy in town, so it’s kind of upsetting when he goes home to surprise his wife with a couple of steaks and instead finds her – no, not naked in bed with another man, but dressed up in a plush mascot costume with one, which is somehow worse. She’s not just an adulteress, she’s a furry, the kind of person who gets kicks from dressing up and rubbing herself on someone else, also wearing a sweaty costume.
Maynard is shocked and disturbed, and after a night of drinking, he finds his old hunting gear and an ape mask, though they bring him little consolation. Cut to: the next morning, the small town’s abuzz: big foot is on the loose. It doesn’t take long for Maynard to connect the dots and realize HE’S the one they’re looking for, but he keeps that embarrassing information to himself and the legend grows.
Netflix has a whole bunch of really, um, interesting holiday fare in its lineup this year, and this one stars the likes of Michael Shannon, Judy Greer, Ron Perlman, and Christina Hendricks (as the furry). I kind of dig Michael Shannon. He’s a great actor whose choices sometimes baffle me – this holiday season you can check him out in this, or the Oscar-bound The Shape of Water. Totally up to you. If you’re looking for a Christmas movie that’s light on Christmas, high on conspiracy, and is a tolerable if forgettable watch, well, I can say with confidence that this is the cream of the crop. If it’s also my opinion that the crop this year is spoiled, well, that’s a whole other post.
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Sounds cool. I might check this out, as I’m on the lookout for some lesser-known holiday films to watch. Cheers.
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Pottersville? So this is the nightmare version town of Bedford Falls? This sounds kind of funny and why do I feel that Ron Perlman is the real Bigfoot.
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I’m glad you wrote what you did in the last sentence, because as I was reading, I was thinking to myself: “So there are no good movies around anymore?”
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I have yet to check out any of the Netflix Christmas movies – perhaps I will continue to avoid them.
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This one is on my list… Shannon and Ron? How can I ignore that?
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Better yet J., how can you ignore Judy Greer and Christina Hendricks ? Both yummy.
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That premise is kind of funny. Not sure I want to sit through the movie, but at least he didn’t just catch her in bed with someone else. That has been done to death.
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I love Michael Shannon and this looks ridiculous. Will definitely be watching.
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Well Ian McShane is in it, who I love, and the trailer looks funny, but really, furry’s??
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After reading your review, I watched the movie yesterday. And I must say, it had its bizarre moments. But nonetheless, it served perfectly as nice, light watch-before-bed kind of movie.
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