Caroline and Lloyd are a bickering married couple of 15 years who have been trying to get their marriage back on track by going to therapy, though lately it doesn't seem to be working. They're up to their necks in debt to Lloyd's mother, their son - who is in military school - has been blackmailing other cadets over personal indiscretions, and Lloyd's extended family is a bunch of dysfunctional people who frequently attempt to get into their (and everyone else's) business. On one such occasion around Christmas Eve, when everything seems to be going especially wrong, Lloyd and Caroline are kidnapped by a burglar trying to get out of the area before he is apprehended by the authorities. Hilarity ensues as the couple try to act as if everything's fine so no one gets suspicious about their new guest during Christmas.
The Ref is a hilarious, and well done comedy with Kevin Spacey, Denis Leary, and Judy Davis as Lloyd, Gus the burglar, and Caroline, respectively. It does get a bit raunchy at times, so I wouldn't recommend it to the younger crowd, but for the more adult audience it's well worth watching. I'd say The Ref is probably one of my favorite performances by both Kevin Spacey and Denis Leary, each of them had me almost literally doubled over laughing with some of the best jokes. It's a comedy I can easily see myself watching over and over and not get tired of it. If you haven't seen it you should check it out for yourself.
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