Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)

Country: USA
Director: Robert Tinnell
Production Co: Shout! Studios
Genre: Other, Comedy
Rating: 6.7/10
Length: 99 mins

Storyline

December 23, 1983: Just days before Christmas, the Oliverio family readies their Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian tradition stretching back to the old country of Calabria. Amidst the preparations, Tony Oliverio, a young man with big dreams and a bigger heart, wonders if he'll find love this Christmas season or spend it alone with his loud and loving family - Great Grandma Nonnie, Grandpa Johnny, Great Uncles Frankie and Carmine, his parents, his brother, and a host of friends. When Sarah, the girlfriend of his best friend Angelo, introduces Tony to Beth, it looks like Tony's holiday experience might take a turn for the better. That is unless Nonnie thinks Beth isn't good enough for her great-grandson, and Beth's Ivy League suitor doesn't steal her heart first. Come on inside, where it's warm, and the smells of cooking fish permeate the air, and let's have a visit.—Robert Tinnell

Plot Keywords

father son relationship, reference to santa claus, catholic, double date, grandmother grandson relationship, pennsylvania, brother brother relationship, christmas, christmas decorations, beer drinking, camcorder, christmas tree, church, vomiting, stripper, strip club, mining town, year 1983, 1980s, large family

Short Review

Surprises are in short supply here, but Tinnell's film is more concerned with cultivating a general, slightly tipsy air of good feeling. In this it largely succeeds...