Four Christmases Release
Date: November 26, 2008 Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures) Director: Seth Gordon Screenwriter: Matt R. Allen, Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Starring: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau,
Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight,
Sissy Spacek Genre: Comedy, Romance MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sexual humor and language) Official Website: FourChristmases.com
Plot Summary: 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—they trudge to not
one, not two, but four relative-choked festivities, increasingly mortified to
find childhood fears raised, adolescent wounds reopened... and their very future
together uncertain. As Brad counts the hours to when he can get away from their
parents, step-parents, siblings and an assortment of nieces and nephews, Kate is
starting to hear the ticking of a different kind of clock. And by the end of the
day, she is beginning to wonder if their crazy families' choices are not so
crazy after all
EN 5 Second Review:
Just a fun Christmas romp. Gone with the wind it's not.
An
efficient and stress-free entertainment package A.O. Scott: Paper
Four Christmases is refreshingly tart and lean,
forgoing the usual schmaltz and syrup of the season...more
Why
pay for something you can get at home for free? Ty Burr: Boston Globe
When will filmmakers learn that if you start with Bad Santa
and finish with It's a Wonderful Life, you just end up with
curdled eggnog...more
EN 5 Second Review:
Just a fun Christmas romp. Gone with the wind it's not.