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Four Christmases (2008)

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25

Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 143
Fresh: 36 | Rotten: 107

Despite a strong cast, this sour holiday comedy suffers from a hackneyed script.

16

Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 27

Despite a strong cast, this sour holiday comedy suffers from a hackneyed script.

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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 242,786

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A crafty couple run the Christmas Day gauntlet by racing to visit their divorced parents' four separate households in this Vince Vaughn/Reese Witherspoon comedy that proves the holidays are no time for relaxing. Brad (Vaughn) and Kate (Witherspoon) have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to

PG-13,

Comedy

Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson

Nov 24, 2009

$120.1M

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All Critics (146) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (108) | DVD (5)

This is marginally better than most, with a few offbeat comic ideas, a reliably droll performance from Vaughn, and, as the parents, four watchable old troupers in search of a fat paycheck.

December 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
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Gordon's stars are charmless, his script cheerless, and his sterling supporting cast can't seem to figure out what they've been brought on board to do.

December 2, 2008 Full Review Source: NPR
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Didn't quite get over the hump.

December 2, 2008 Full Review Source: At the Movies
At the Movies
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Oh, the hilarity of hating your family at the holidays.

December 2, 2008 Full Review Source: At the Movies | Comments (2)
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Seems intent on being as generic and lowbrow as possible, with broad slapstick emphasized over witty dialogue or interesting characters.

November 27, 2008 Full Review Source: Film.com
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Four Christmases is refreshingly tart and lean, forgoing the usual schmaltz and syrup of the season.

November 26, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comments (4)
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About as predictable as socks under the tree.

October 14, 2012 Full Review Source: TheShiznit.co.uk
TheShiznit.co.uk

At its heart, this is a romantic comedy, and it plays out like one. So if you don't want any cheer or hope in your Christmas movies, you'll want to skip this one.

June 27, 2011 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures
7M Pictures

It's too sparse in the comedy to be really successful--every good joke is in the commercials--but it's got some heart and that counts for something.

March 22, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net
ComingSoon.net

Maybe if Four Christmases had extended itself beyond white trash targets and projectile vomiting, we could've been talking about a new Christmas classic right now.

December 17, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinematical
Cinematical

Movie-goers heading to see the romantic comedy Four Christmases might want comedy, Christmas cheer and chemistry, but nobody gets everything on his wish list.

December 11, 2009 Full Review Source: Times-Picayune
Times-Picayune

None of it works, including Witherspoon and Vaughn. (Blu-ray Edition)

November 21, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

How many Academy Award winners can a studio put in one cast and still turn out a bad movie?

November 19, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment (1)
Movie Metropolis

Although not a yuletide classic, Four Christmases is better than most of the holiday-oriented slop put out in recent years.

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Washington Times
Washington Times

For all of its snarky holiday/family bashing, Four Christmases wimps out in the third act and reaffirms all the traditional values it affects to mock.

March 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Miss FlickChick
Miss FlickChick

Maybe catch one of the other hundred holiday films to be offered over the next few weeks and wait for Four Christmases to come to your local Red Box.

January 4, 2009 Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum
Entertainment Spectrum

Grows tired long before the end credits start rolling at the 80-minute mark.

December 27, 2008 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com
TheMovieReport.com

There is no spark to the humor, there is no warmth to the drama. There is a tired plot that whips the essence of every Christmas movie ever made into a dreary slog

December 24, 2008 Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews
Killer Movie Reviews

Feels like they wanted to make 5 different holiday movies and couldn't decide which plot line was best, so they rolled them all together, glossing over everything.

December 17, 2008 Full Review Source: Cinerina

Projectile baby vomiting is a recurring gag. I cried mistletoe well before the film was halfway through.

December 12, 2008 Full Review Source: The Australian
The Australian

Feels both too cluttered and too safe.

December 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid
Combustible Celluloid

Audience Reviews for Four Christmases

Where is the message? What has it got to do with Christmas? What were the makers trying to achieve? How long is a Californian day? These questions and disappointment are pretty much all you are left with after viewing this 'Christmas' film. Very few redeeming features.
January 3, 2013
SirPant

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Good rom com about a perfect couple who enjoy spending time with each other and not their families. They both come from broken divorced families and are forced to spend Christmas with each family member when their flight to Fiji is cancelled. Good cast and storyline.
December 15, 2008
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