Takes a nose-dive the last 15 minutes

Rating: 6/10 (3 December 2004)

I was pretty cynical about watching this movie, but not having anything else to do, I did, and was quite pleasantly surprised by the terrific and innocent feel of the first half of the film, as well as some great performances by Farrell and Caan.
But something must have happened with the studio, or the script because the last 15 minutes spirals into a terribly contrived and generic Christmas film. Its worth watching just for Farrell, and the magical first half.