Four Christmases (2008)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Seth Gordon

Writers (WGA):

Matt Allen (screenplay) &
Caleb Wilson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

His father, her mother, his mother and her father all in one day.

Plot:

A couple struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Airport | Streaker | Christmas With Family | Single Day

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Brad
Reese Witherspoon	...	Kate
Robert Duvall	...	Howard
Sissy Spacek	...	Paula
Jon Voight	...	Creighton
Jon Favreau	...	Denver
Mary Steenburgen	...	Marilyn
Dwight Yoakam	...	Pastor Phil
Tim McGraw	...	Dallas
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Courtney
Katy Mixon	...	Susan
Colleen Camp	...	Aunt Donna
Jeanette Miller	...	Gram-Gram
Jack Donner	...	Grandpa
Steve Wiebe	...	Jim

Also Known As:

Four Holidays (Australia) (New Zealand: English title)
Mein Schatz, unsere Familie und ich (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual humor and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44549) | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Norway:7 | New Zealand:M | Peru:14 | Sweden:Btl | France:U | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Birnbaum/Barber

Trivia:

In order to develop the characters and give each of them an identity, director Seth Gordon drew up detailed timelines of their lives.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Brad referred to Burma as an Asian "island nation". It is not an island: its southern border is its only coastal border.

Quotes:

Connor: Do you know who I am?
Brad: What?
Connor: Google me bitch! I might be famous one day.

Movie Connections:

Features Donkey Kong (1981) (VG)

A bad comedy

On many aspects,Four Christmases tries to avoid the clichés of the Christmas movies,which are released every year to exploit the artificial spirit that movies have.But,Four Christmases is a very bad movie which tries to seem subversive and irreverent when in fact it is a bland comedy with mellow homilies and tiring messages.This is one of that comedies which result totally unfunny and boring.The only good jokes from this movie have already been revealed on the trailer,so I highly suggest watching it on the Internet than losing the time watching this crappy movie.Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon have had good development on other comedies (Old School and Legally Blonde,respectively) but they do not have good material in here.The same can be said about the supporting cast,which is full of prestigious actors (Robert Duvall,Jon Voight,Sissy Spacek and Mary Steenburgen).They just say their lines and they do not seem to be too interested on their performances...it seems they are only worried in charging their paychecks.I do not blame them...after all,with a screenplay so poor like this one,anyone looses the interest.Four Christmases is an irritating and enormously boring "comedy" and I do not recommend it by any means.