Love eventually conquers all, as expected, but not before we're forced to sit through a nearly endless parade of clichés, unfunny jokes, and empty drama.
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The Perfect Holiday (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 54
Fresh: 9
Rotten:45
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Consensus: The Perfect Holiday is the perfect example of Christmas movie clichés run amok.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release: Dec 12, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $5,750,831
Synopsis: Christmas wishes come true in Lance Rivera's (THE COOKOUT) second turn as a director, THE PERFECT HOLIDAY. Struggling songwriter Benjamin Armstrong (Morris Chestnut) is an all-around nice guy who is both looking for love and waiting for... [More]
Starring: Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Charlie Murphy, Katt Williams
Director: Lance Rivera
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Reviews for The Perfect Holiday
Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard just show up enough in The Perfect Holiday to either pick up a paycheck or return some kind of mysterious unpaid debt to writer-director Lance Rivera.
03/17/08
"The Perfect Holiday" isn't perfect. But it does contain moments of merriment.
02/09/08
I’d rather watch 90 minutes of a flickering yule log video than sit through this overcooked Christmas goose again.
12/17/07
Top Critic It's deplorable that these two stars have been reduced to appearing in such garbage.
12/17/07
Perfect Holiday is far from an offensive effort. It's just pathetic and forgettable, and when it comes to Christmas cheer, mediocrity should never be left under the tree.
12/16/07
There's just no cynicism in this whole story. As if a woman knows how to take a compliment. But this movie allows you to suspend disbelief and buy into a woman who can say thank you.
12/16/07
Top Critic If tickets to this yuletide dreck are hiding in your stocking, you'd be better off with a lump of coal.
12/14/07
In one scene, Terrence Howard kneels in a pair of shoes like Tim Conway in a 'Dorf on Golf' video, licks a lollipop and utters this line: 'I gotta go dookie.' I hope they paid him well.
12/14/07
Belying its title, the film does little to inspire good cheer toward its various imperfections. Maybe I should find Santa and ask for better films. You'll certainly wish I had if you're unfortunate enough to sit through this 'gift.'
12/13/07
Most people seeing this movie might wonder what Queen Latifah did to convince Terrence Howard to take on what will surely be his worst role of the year.
12/13/07
Despite the appealing supporting performers, I'd like to cap this movie.
12/13/07
Is The Perfect Holiday a good film? The answer is: not really, but it isn’t terrible.
12/13/07
The Perfect Holiday makes the safest, blandest choices possible in delivering some Christmas cheer for the whole family.
12/12/07
Despite the flabby direction and uninspired plot, The Perfect Holiday almost works because Chestnut and Union are an attractive couple and you want them to get together.
12/12/07
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