It seems an odd tradition for the film industry to make films with
violent murders for the Christmas season, but that's show business.
IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE has a serial killer wandering the streets
killing people on Christmas Eve.

You can tell Angel Falls is a great place, because it's full of gay
and interracial relationships, including gay, interracial
relationships. (And the first person to die is not
African-American.) But there is a nasty real estate developer who
wants to ruin it all, with a commercial development called Water's
Cove.

All the descriptions of this film seem to latch onto the idea that
the "alternate town" is an actual alternate reality (assuming that
is not an oxymoron) rather than a dream or vision. I'm not sure
that's a major change, especially with the explanation the film
eventually gives. Another change is that the main character is
much younger than George Bailey (gotta grab the young demographic)
and female.

The biggest problem is why, after killing the psycho killer in our
world, our main character thinks things would be better if she had
never been born. With George Bailey, at least there is some reason
for that belief, Yes, I suppose it could be just saying, "I wish I
had never been born," but that is drifting back into dream/vision
again.

There are nods to IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: Angel Falls rather than
Bedford Falls, a reference to being a Clarence, etc. There are
also nods to current political situations. Other than that, it's
pretty much your basic slasher film. [-mrl/ecl]

Released theatrically 10 November 2023. Rating: +1 (-4 to +4), or
6/10.

Film Credits:
<https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27619382/reference>

What others are saying: <https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/its_a_wonderful_knife>

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