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A Christmas Gift from Bob

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6.7/10 • 84

2020-11-271h 33m

FamilyDrama

A true tail of Christmas spirit.

James Bowen finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat, Bob, at Christmas.

Directors
Charles Martin Smith
Editors
Chris Blunden

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  1. Luke Treadaway

    Luke Treadaway

    James Bowen

  2. Kristina Tonteri-Young

    Kristina Tonteri-Young

    Bea

  3. Phaldut Sharma

    Phaldut Sharma

    Moody

  4. Nina Wadia

    Nina Wadia

    Anika

  5. Celyn Jones

    Celyn Jones

    Mick

  6. Stefan Race

    Stefan Race

    Ben

  7. Pepter Lunkuse

    Pepter Lunkuse

    Ruth

  8. Tim Plester

    Tim Plester

    Leon

  9. Joanne Zorian

    Joanne Zorian

    Irene

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r96sk

Jan 7, 2021

6/10

Found this one overly preachy and formulaic. It's good to see Luke Treadaway return as James, as well as Bob the Cat; before his sad passing. However, everything else felt too forced in 'A Christmas Gift from Bob'. The plot is boring and predictable, with most of the dialogue feeling like it's telling us about issues rather than showing us; which is the opposite of the 2016 film. Away from Treadaway, who is solid, there aren't any exceptional support casts - though I did like Phaldut Sharma's Moody. It misses Ruta Gedmintas and Joanne Froggatt, though I can understand that they might not have fitted with the story that they went for here; especially Froggatt. It does have some sweet scenes still, as well as the expected cat cuteness. Unfortunately, it just didn't work due to the earlier mentioned problems - at least in my opinion. It's nothing terrible, granted.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
london, englandcatholidayhomelessnesssequelbuskerunluckychristmas