Brian Baumgartner, Carol Kane, Dwight Yoakam
When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate and Brad find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph into the family-centric holiday they had, un...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009
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January 5, 2009i heard terrible things about this and only a respected friend dragged me into the thing...and i liked it anyhow. damned reviewers with their superiority complexes and all, they piss me the hell off! especially laughed when vaughn gets his ass handed to him when he visits his f...( read more)
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January 3, 2009OK, stay with me, this will go all over the place.
First: Don't know what the 'critics' were looking at when they reviewed this. It's a slight, seasonal, romcom w/ Vince Vaughn. What were they expecting? I know what I was, and I got it - some laughs. Vaughn and Favreau are the...( read more) -
December 23, 2008Four Christmases is at first sight the typical X-Mas movie where a couple tries to avoid to spend X-Mas with their family but because of a series of circumstances they have no other choice to do it, the difference is that they couple will spend four Christmases in one day. The s...( read more)
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November 19, 2009Very cute, very funny. I loved it. Great movie to get your spirits up and into a good mood.
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November 15, 2009SUMMARY~ When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate and Brad find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph into the family-centric holiday they had, until now, gleefully avoided. Out of obligation--and unable to escape--th...( read more)
Critic Reviews
December 9, 2008
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
December 9, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
This is marginally better than most, with a few offbeat comic ideas, a reliably droll performance from Vaughn, and, as the parents, four watchable old troupers in search of a fat paycheck. full review
December 6, 2008
Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat
Four Christmases boasts one of the most impressive casts ever assembled to make a movie that is, at best, only mildly amusing. full review
December 2, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Gordon's stars are charmless, his script cheerless, and his sterling supporting cast can't seem to figure out what they've been brought on board to do. full review
December 2, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR
Gordon's stars are charmless, his script cheerless, and his sterling supporting cast can't seem to figure out what they've been brought on board to do. full review
November 26, 2008
Amy Nicholson, Boxoffice Magazine
We've enjoyed their cocky selfishness; just as much, we bask in schadenfreude when they get guilted into making the familial trail of tears. full review
November 26, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Four Christmases is refreshingly tart and lean, forgoing the usual schmaltz and syrup of the season. full review
November 26, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The difference between the average unfunny comedy and this one is the difference between Grandpa telling you knock-knock jokes and Grandpa telling you knock-knock jokes with his bathrobe open as his h... full review
November 26, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
One and a half Christmases is about all that's worth celebrating in Four Christmases. full review
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January 8, 2009yes watch it for yourself regardless of what reviews r then give it an opinion for yourself...
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December 14, 2008I have to go butt I what to know from people that has see it if I should or not.
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