"Silent Night, Deadly Night—while a very fun movie—has a few puzzling plot points and gaps in the progression of things, thanks in part to two time jumps (from 1971 to 1974, and then again to 1984). These issues were present in the shooting draft of the script. While he remains incredibly faithful to the film’s events (dialogue is repeated verbatim and every scene is accounted for), Munoz has added quite a bit of texture and plotting between these moments. This not only makes the story smoother and adds some sympathy to Billy’s plight, but also ensures a reader who has seen the movie a dozen times can still be entertained with all the new material."
"Silent Night, Deadly Night—while a very fun movie—has a few puzzling plot points and gaps in the progression of things, thanks in part to two time jumps (from 1971 to 1974, and then again to 1984). These issues were present in the shooting draft of the script. While he remains incredibly faithful to the film’s events (dialogue is repeated verbatim and every scene is accounted for), Munoz has added quite a bit of texture and plotting between these moments. This not only makes the story smoother and adds some sympathy to Billy’s plight, but also ensures a reader who has seen the movie a dozen times can still be entertained with all the new material."