The nonsensical result of shoehorning the same damn message into every 'holiday' movie, year after year.
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11/26/08
Four Christmases (2008)
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Reviews Counted:140
Fresh:35
Rotten:105
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: Despite a strong cast, this sour holiday comedy suffers from a hackneyed script.
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $120,136,047
Synopsis: Documentarian Seth Gordon (THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS) makes his feature film directorial debut with FOUR CHRISTMASES. Kate (Reese Witherspoon) and Brad (Vince Vaughn) are a happily... [More]
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau
Director: Seth Gordon
Reviews for Four Christmases
101 - 120 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
If you liked "McCain-Palin 2008," you'll love "Four Christmases."
11/25/08
It certainly won't be your favorite present under the tree this Christmas, but it should provide just the diversion you're looking for.
11/25/08
I am starting to think Vince Vaughn hates Christmas and will not stop making bad Christmas movies until he has ruined the holiday for everyone on the planet.
11/25/08
...generally comes off as an interminable would-be comedy that'll leave most viewers feeling like the Grinch.
11/25/08
One more overstuffed turkey of a movie trying to draw laughs with barfing babies, bratty children, embarrassing revelations, and old people talking about sex.
11/25/08
By the time Jon Voight actually utters the line, 'There's nothing more important than family,' whatever subversive spark Four Christmases ever had has gone out the window, replaced by Hallmark Channel schmaltz.
11/25/08
Four Christmases is simply all-too-familiar and exceedingly mediocre - and will likely be forgotten by the time we take down our Christmas trees.
11/25/08
Before a single joke is told, Seth Gordon's Four Christmases earns a positive grade for its inspired casting.
11/25/08
"Four Christmases," like its four screenwriters, are three too many. Considering what's been left on screen, it is downright horrifying to contemplate the trimmings.
11/25/08
... stumbles awkwardly through the slapstick parade of brotherly body slams and sneaky kids and babies spitting up all over the maternally tone-deaf Kate...
11/25/08
In the end, a musty procreation moral is left to push forth this flimsy plot -- and that's neither original nor particularly funny.
11/25/08
As when its self-centered characters tell some children that there is no Santa Claus, the cynical Four Christmases spoils the holiday for all of us.
11/25/08
Must everyone make a Christmas film every year? Must it be the same story over and over again? This is why we have the Hallmark Channel. Listen, if your film is not Elf or Bad Santa, I've seen it.
11/25/08
The result is two bad movies in one: a gimmicky romantic comedy, and one of those seasonal headaches that submits loud family dysfunction as a vehicle for Christmas cheer.
11/25/08
It's four home-for-the-holidays comedies in one, and the variety-pack structure works for the movie: Each nightmare household has a wacked flavor all its own, and none wears out its welcome.
11/25/08
A holiday comedy that goes down with ease, avoids insulting one's intelligence, and doesn't leave you wanting to shoot your eye out with a Red Ryder.
11/25/08
The movie tries to be a feel-good holiday movie, but it's too vulgar to take the whole family to and too silly to charm sophisticates.
11/25/08
'When in doubt, bring on the projectile baby vomit' appears to be the guiding comedic principle behind Four Christmases.
11/25/08
It’s four wacky holiday comedies in one movie, each trying to top the last.
11/25/08
Latest News for Four Christmases
November 30, 2008:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Four Christmases has a lot to be thankful for this weekend
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November 28, 2008:
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November 26, 2008:
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November 25, 2008:
Critics Consensus: Four Christmases Gets Coal
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