This Christmas

  • 2007


MOVIE IS excellent enjoyable predictable musical african
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55 % Rotten
$ 49 Million
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Positive Reviews 23
Negative reviews 13
Average Rating 2.9/5
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1.5
Preston A. Whitmore IIs smooth holiday melodrama revolves around an upper middle class African American family that gathers for Christmas with plenty .. Av Club
3.5
Everyone in this madly good looking clan has got soapy problems as befits an aspirational, say amen holiday movie. EW
3.8
Once I saw what was happening, I started to enjoy it.Writer director Preston A. Whitmore II must have sat up for long hours into the night in front of .. Rogerebert
3.0
Broad and farcical, such moments are less engaging than the films subtler moments, and mostly just repeat the home for the holidays movie formula. Common Sense Media
3.5
(Daniel Hertzberg for The Post) The on screen banners known as chyrons were once flat, artless labels that were about as exciting as an airport arriva ..
2.0
Call me crazy, but this really sounds like a job more suited to the talents of Treat Williams and John Stamos.
3.0
Theres a whole lot of heart inside This Christmas that makes it easy to forgive its cash in intentions. E Film Critic
0.5
Fred Claus is in the grand tradition of a certain type of Yuletide farce one thats about as funny as a crushed bauble in your egg nog. Telegraph
3.8
Its warm, witty and alive, with a fantastic cast and a belief in its characters that transcends its formulaic tendencies. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Like mums home made comfort food, its warming but not really that good for you.
4.0
Bad sync and mature ideas aside, This Christmas is a very enjoyable movie. Cinema Blend
3.1
Still, no matter how silly the situation, each member of the uniformly strong cast creates a nice balance between sentimental and sweet which is just .. Ny Daily News
3.8
But Lindos quiet power is really something, as is Browns musical force. Philly
3.8
His second feature fast paced and engagingly acted, and while still filled with old fashioned family values, its a lot less preachy. Tv Guide
3.0
But there is warmth and humor enough to distract one these questions.
4.0
But theres a genuine feeling of a real familys real Christmas, with all its heat as well as warmth, the kind of thing thats missing from the plastic p .. News Review
3.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsLoretta Devine stars as L.A matriarch Shirley Ma Dere Whitfield, whose three sons and three daughte .. View London
3.1
But at two full hours it can feel as exhausting as a holiday dinner with your own family. New York Post
3.5
Whitmores script is a jangling melange of sentiment and comic savagery. Film Journal International ..
3.1
One of those overstaffed, overstuffed when do we eat holiday dramedies. Boston
3.5
Its too long for its own good.It has as many ridiculous plot devices as a Christmas fruitcake has raisins. Mountain X
1.5
This Christmas (review) When a heartwarming holiday movie is this hamfisted, the best response is to slap some pineapple slices on it, throw it in the ..
1.9
If the real life Christmas experience tends too often to be marred by the rude contradiction between expectations and reality (this is why the seasons .. Toronto Star
3.5
A surprisingly invigorating and enjoyable film, This Christmas is also a largely schmaltz free zone with something to say.
2.0
I mean, it is corny and by the numbers, but its way better than just about any Tyler Perry film featuring a large African American cast, and heres why .. Movies
2.0
Their theatrical banter rarely rings true, but occasionally amuses in this holiday movie aimed squarely at sentimental sorts with a weakness for mild .. Bbc
2.5
Would be right at home as a movie made for television. As a feature film, it is a forgettable, humdrum sapfest. The Movie Boy
2.0
Its just harmless and bland and dull and predictable, and sometimes thats worse than a bad movie. Seattle Pi
2.0
As far as holiday family films go, This Christmas is a pretty solid entry in the genre.
4.5
Affleck and Pitt have prime charge of the tales humanity and vitality. The first has nervous headlamp eyes and a wheedling, accosting intensity: he is .. Ft
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
1.0
The name everyone will be talking about after seeing this movie is Casey Affleck. The Sun
2.0
Its formulaic and corny as hell, but a top notch cast keep this festive family drama believable just. Film Guardian
3.0
An unusual blend of well balanced comedy and drama, writer/director Preston A. Whitmore IIs Christmastime movie effortlessly weaves multiple storyline .. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
2.0
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3.8
As the matriarch of the film, Devine is the rock that holds this film. BlackFilm.com
4.5
I was just hoping for a solid film with a few laughs, but This Christmas proved to be a welcome surprise and is easily the best film of its genre sinc .. Jeffreyklyles Word Press



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