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While far from the worst holiday dramedy audiences could hope for, Almost Christmas isn't distinctive enough to prompt a visit to the theater -- or annual yuletide viewings.
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Aside from the traditional spaghetti set-up of conflicts that will unfurl and be resolved with good cheer around the turkey, David E Talbert's film has a rather moving backstory about the death of the family matriarch the previous year. Nov 29, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Aside from the traditional spaghetti set-up of conflicts that will unfurl and be resolved with good cheer around the turkey, David E Talbert's film has a rather moving backstory about the death of the family matriarch the previous year.
Kate Muir
Almost unbearable would be a better title. Nov 24, 2016 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Almost unbearable would be a better title.
Peter Bradshaw
The movie takes a few calamitous turns at its climax, dangerously approaching broad slapstick and villainizing a character we've come to love. But mainly, it's a fun and boisterous countdown to the big meal. Nov 15, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The movie takes a few calamitous turns at its climax, dangerously approaching broad slapstick and villainizing a character we've come to love. But mainly, it's a fun and boisterous countdown to the big meal.
Joshua Rothkopf
The committed performances by the cast of talented actors are what elevates Almost Christmas above complaints about its familiarity and melodrama. Nov 11, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The committed performances by the cast of talented actors are what elevates Almost Christmas above complaints about its familiarity and melodrama.
Odie Henderson
Almost Christmas goes light enough on the cliché and gives the stacked cast - which also includes J.B. Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps and Romany Malco - enough decent material that the film remains relatively lively. Nov 11, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Almost Christmas goes light enough on the cliché and gives the stacked cast - which also includes J.B. Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps and Romany Malco - enough decent material that the film remains relatively lively.
Rebecca Tucker
It's as predictable as your aunt's holiday stuffing, but the cast finds some places to open up the material. Nov 11, 2016 | Rating: C | Full Review…
It's as predictable as your aunt's holiday stuffing, but the cast finds some places to open up the material.
Adam Graham
Warmly familiar and not without a notable degree of poignancy, it's disappointing to see glimpses of the strength this scenario and cast could have commanded if Talbert's script didn't circulate almost exclusively in obvious beats. Oct 2, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Warmly familiar and not without a notable degree of poignancy, it's disappointing to see glimpses of the strength this scenario and cast could have commanded if Talbert's script didn't circulate almost exclusively in obvious beats.
Nicholas Bell
A lot of the jokes land and it's overall a cheerful fun movie for the holidays. Apr 2, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
A lot of the jokes land and it's overall a cheerful fun movie for the holidays.
Rachel Wagner
1000-percent ridiculous. Jan 2, 2019 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
1000-percent ridiculous.
Justin Brown
Boring. it's just boring. A great cast, but nothing unique out of this movie. I dreaded even having to talk about it... Jan 2, 2019 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Boring. it's just boring. A great cast, but nothing unique out of this movie. I dreaded even having to talk about it...
Brandon Collins
It's a nice Christmas movie, and man is it good to see Danny Glover back on the big screen. Oct 16, 2018 | Rating: 3.25/5 | Full Review…
It's a nice Christmas movie, and man is it good to see Danny Glover back on the big screen.
Mark Ellis
I'm a bit of a sucker for ensemble romantic comedies, and "Almost Christmas" had enough rom-com going on to win me over. Aug 24, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
I'm a bit of a sucker for ensemble romantic comedies, and "Almost Christmas" had enough rom-com going on to win me over.
Khari J. Sampson
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