Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Loretta Devine
A Christmas time drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years
DVD Release Date: November 11, 2008
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Flixster Reviews (5,471)
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November 28, 2008This Christmas reminded me a lot of Soul Food, only with singing.
It's the story of Christmas time with the Whitfield family. All the family issues and drama that make the Holidays what they are. It was a cute story, I enjoyed it.
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November 16, 2008I loved loved loved this Movie!!!! Awesome Cast and even better story. Love how all the Family members have their own secrets and just like in any other family they won't tell because theiy are scared it will hurt another. Totally recommend this one...great family movie!!!!
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November 11, 2008It's the Christmas season for the Whitfields: a time for joy, family, and endless problems. For Ma'Dere (Loretta Devine), her relationship with Joe (Delroy Lindo) remains a secret shame she tries to keep away from her troubled son Quentin (Idris Elba); Lisa (Regina King) is deali...( read more)
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November 20, 2007Thoroughly familiar w/o restricting its genial appeal to any one demographic.
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October 19, 2009remarkable movie
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Critic Reviews
November 30, 2007
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
November 21, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
There is a familiar quality to the multi-generational family holiday homecoming that nicely blends drama and comedy. It's a cut above the standard heartwarming fare that fills theaters this time of year. full review
November 21, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What's surprising is how well Whitmore, the director, manages to direct traffic... It's sort of a screwball-comedy effect, but with a heart. full review
November 18, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
A holiday melodrama suffering from severe bloat. full review
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December 7, 2008THIS IS SO FUNNY!!!!!! I love the part where she is like beatin the crap out of her husband haha he deserved it HE WAS A DICK!!!!!
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November 4, 2008This movie is a great movie because it is about famlily and it is very entertaining and it is very funny.I think that it is the best movie I have ever seen so far!!!
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January 4, 2008i love you chris brown you are so sexy.and i wish you were my brother and so much more i hope you on flixter you can email me sometime .i havent seenthis movie yeat so i hope i can see it. I LOVE YOU
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December 12, 2007Chris Brown's performance is the saving grace in this movie that is fueled by an ensemble cast featuring Regina King,Sharon Leal,Delroy Lindo,and Loretta Devine.
Seeing him do a twist on a classic Otis Redding tune is worth the price of admission. -
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December 3, 2007this movie was aiight but htey over exadderated all the dancing towards the end to much music also
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