Title: Christmas Rush
Stars: Dean Cain, Eric Roberts, and
Erika Eleniak,
Writer: Charles-Robert Carner
Director: Charles-Robert Carner
Executive Producers: Charles-Robert
Carner, Thomas Carter, and Richard Rothstein
Running Time: 92 minutes without
commercials
Media: TBS Superstation Original
Television Motion Picture (NTSC VHS Screener)
Premiere: Sunday, December 1, 2002, at
8pm (ET)/ 7pm(CT/PT)
Network: Turner Broadcast Superstation
(Check your local cable/satellite listings for channel)
TV Rating: PG 14
Reviewer: Mark A. Rivera
This upcoming TBS Superstation original
film is essentially a “Die-Hard” in a shopping mall type action thriller,
except instead of cardboard heroes and villains we get Eric Roberts, who is able
to communicate more through his body language and his cool demeanor to give a
lot more dimension to his action archetype villain than is seen in most big
screen genre counterparts. Dean Cain cannot shirk his wholesome “Superman”
persona, but he is able to deliver a degree of sincerity to his character that I
do not think would be believable from another actor without coming off too
saccharine.
The film has a slick look to it and is
essentially a popcorn TV film for the holiday season. “Christmas Rush” will
debut on Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 8pm (ET)/ 7pm (CT/PT) on the TBS
Superstation with encores as follows:
Encores:
Saturday,
December 7, 2002, at 9pm (ET)/ 6pm (CT/PT)
Sunday,
December 8, 2002, at 6pm (ET)/ 3pm (CT/PT)
Tuesday,
December 10, 2002, at 10:15pm (ET)/ 7:15pm (CT/PT)
Friday,
December 13, 2002, at 8pm/ 5pm (CT/PT)
© Copyright 2002 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.