Just because he’s Mr. Universe and the Terminator, that doesn’t mean Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t have a soft side. In fact, Commando himself once directed a made-for-TV remake of the holiday classic Christmas in Connecticut. On the surface, this seems beyond inexplicable, but as the recent Netflix docuseries about Arnold revealed, the Terminator had a deep desire to become as American as apple pie.
The film’s gravest sin is that it isn’t funny but tries so hard to be. All the attempts at comedy feel like total amateur hour. The film makes the rookie mistake of thinking that the audience will laugh if its characters are cartoonish and their performances are over the top. There’s an over-reliance on bumbling physical humor that feels totally manufactured.
Can Arnold Schwarzenegger Direct Well? Much of the film feels like scenes were shot without consideration given to how they should be filmed or how one scene leads into the next. This results in some bizarre editing choices. At one point, it feels like we’re in the middle of a conversation when a closeup of a character’s face suddenly dissolves into a tracking shot of Jones’ burned-down cabin.
Why Did Arnold Schwarzenegger Make 'Christmas in Connecticut'? Christmas in Connecticut aims to be a Hallmark-esque holiday film with familiar themes of finding love, appreciating family, rejecting superficiality, and embracing wholesome values. For Arnold, an Austrian immigrant who longed to be an American, it’s easy to see why he finds these themes appealing. The film is very much of the Reagan/Bush era. It celebrates traditionalism and conventional gender roles.
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