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1994 Certificate 15
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Dennis Leary takes a family hostage (Spacey and Davis) only to find that they aren't the easiest hostages... Read more

Starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller
Director Ted Demme
Genres Comedy

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The Ref

Dennis Leary takes a family hostage (Spacey and Davis) only to find that they aren't the easiest hostages...

Starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller, Glynis Johns
Director Ted Demme
Studio WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 33 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 19 Apr 2004
Production year: 1994
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of The Ref

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  • Misfiring black comedy; what might have been a bracing alternative to It's a Wonderful Life, a sort of What a Lousy Existence, too often leaves a sour taste, although it has a few moments.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • It's Christmas Eve in Connecticut and for the Chasseurs (Davis and Spacey), Santa arrives a few hours early in the... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Very funny...well worth watching...

    O'Leary at his finest...very dry and self-deprecating humour. Spacey is excellent, as is his neurotic wife...

    Rent this - you won't be disappointed.

      • A customer from Milton Keynes, UK
      • Posted 06 Feb 2005 15:08

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    One to be leery of

    Dennis Leary plays a part he knwos best. Himself. Unfortunately this ability to act out any character as long as it is your own is overshadowed by the excellent Kevin Spacy.

    This film is very much like the proverbial curate's egg; good in parts; but these are too few to make it as good a movie as it could have been. There are some fantastic scenes, especially those centred around the Christmas dining table, but all too often what could have been witty and incisive is passed over quickly or totally disregarded. A film that promises much but ultimately fails to deliver.

      • Polonius from Thame, Oxon
      • Posted 14 Jul 2006 09:58

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