Review: 'Dashing in December' Exceeds Admittedly Low Expectations
Dashing in December follows the tried and true outline of a traditional holiday romance, with a less traditional middle-aged gay couple as the film's romantic focus.

This film tells the story of a female SWAT officer from Lingbei City who goes undercover to infiltrate a cross-border criminal gambling syndicate. Xiao Chen successfully infiltrates the “Geluxiban” organization and, working in coordination with the task force, helps dismantle the criminal operation and captures the ringleader, Xiao Yang. However, at that moment, Xiao Chen discovers that behind all the crimes lurks a mysterious figure known only as “Brother Tiger.”
Dashing in December follows the tried and true outline of a traditional holiday romance, with a less traditional middle-aged gay couple as the film's romantic focus.
Pressure is an unambiguously great movie, lead by convincing performances, a well-crafted script, good direction, and at least some social awareness.
Dramatic Horror!!! Wait, what?? Did you say "dramatic horror"?? IS there such a thing?? I mean, TRULY. Well, if San Francisco-based, Pakistani-born independent filmmaker Dr. Hassan Zee and this film critic have anything to say about it, there IS such a beast as experienced through the director's newest feature film set to officially debut October 4th in the City by the Bay. Folks, indie film will always be a bastion of experimentation and originality, and this film for me fits that bill.
Overall this movie was an easy watch, but by no means a worthwhile watch.
Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human condition.
The whole family will enjoy these fantasy and science fiction stories about families and individuals connecting, finding true love, and discovering self.