Metacritic Movie Ratings
This Christmas Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Everyone in this madly good-looking clan has got soapy problems as befits an aspirational, say-amen holiday movie.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  What's surprising is how well Whitmore, the director, manages to direct traffic. He's got one crisis cooling, another problem exploding, a third dilemma gathering steam and people exchanging significant looks about secrets still not introduced. It's sort of a screwball-comedy effect, but with a heart.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Variety

  A rare holiday treat, a package that's both thoughtfully selected and sure to please its intended recipients.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Enjoyable enough. Though like some holiday fare, it doesn't quite stay with you.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The New York TimesLaura Kern

  Boisterous and bittersweet, the film is not dull, but it does feel hopelessly overstuffed, with scant time to devote to any one story line.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Writer-director Preston A. Whitmore II throws enough soap opera for an entire TV season into a story that nearly -- but not quite -- sinks from the weight of all these implausible events. Animated acting and the sheer chaos of this squabbling family give the film a comic buoyancy.

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