http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/arts/a-merry-friggin-christmas-with-robin-williams.html 2014-11-07 00:38:26 ‘A Merry Friggin’ Christmas,’ With Robin Williams “A Merry Friggin’ Christmas” stars Robin Williams in one of his last roles. === A MERRY FRIGGIN’ CHRISTMAS Opens on Friday Directed by Tristram Shapeero 1 hour 22 minutes The modestly scaled (and accordingly successful) The parental equivalent of Billy Bob Thornton’s This prompts an all-night father-son road trip, involving a boozing Santa (Oliver Platt), a genial highway trooper (Mark Proksch), portable toilets and antics generally suited to Yet, shot in burnished tones by the cinematographer Giovani Lampassi, the movie exudes a low-key warmth. Luann gets liquored up with Boyd’s mother (Candice Bergen, in a nice turn). Virgil — still so unhinged that he serves squirrel to his returning son and yells, “Is your name on the mailbox?” to assert his authority — instantly turns from vicious to sad. It’s the screenwriter’s equivalent of a holiday miracle. “A Merry Friggin’ Christmas”