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Despite a strong cast, this sour holiday comedy suffers from a hackneyed script.
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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. Dec 9, 2008 | Full Review…
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.
J. R. Jones
You can see most of the big slapstick set-pieces looming long before they hit but there are a few smaller routines that pack a punch just because they have an unexpectedly manic tilt to them. Dec 8, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
You can see most of the big slapstick set-pieces looming long before they hit but there are a few smaller routines that pack a punch just because they have an unexpectedly manic tilt to them.
Sandra Hall
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. Dec 2, 2008 | Rating: 3/10 | Full Review…
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.
Bob Mondello
Didn't quite get over the hump. Dec 2, 2008
Didn't quite get over the hump.
Ben Mankiewicz
Oh, the hilarity of hating your family at the holidays. Dec 2, 2008 | Full Review…
Oh, the hilarity of hating your family at the holidays.
Ben Lyons
In this egregious Christmas movie, Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon each demonstrate the classic "Hollywood romcom" face: waxy as a corpse, dead-eyed with self-loathing. Nov 28, 2008 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
In this egregious Christmas movie, Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon each demonstrate the classic "Hollywood romcom" face: waxy as a corpse, dead-eyed with self-loathing.
Peter Bradshaw
About as predictable as socks under the tree. Oct 14, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
About as predictable as socks under the tree.
Ali Gray
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. Mar 22, 2011 | Rating: 6.5/10 | Full Review…
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.
Joshua Starnes
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. Dec 17, 2009 | Full Review…
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.
William Goss
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. Dec 11, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
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.
Mike Scott
How many Academy Award winners can a studio put in one cast and still turn out a bad movie? Nov 19, 2009 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…
How many Academy Award winners can a studio put in one cast and still turn out a bad movie?
John J. Puccio
Although not a yuletide classic, Four Christmases is better than most of the holiday-oriented slop put out in recent years. Aug 30, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Although not a yuletide classic, Four Christmases is better than most of the holiday-oriented slop put out in recent years.
Sonny Bunch
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.
Super Reviewer
This actually isn't too bad, I thought it would be a horrible mess of cuddly, kissing family fun but its quite dark in places and pretty funny in others. Its not GREAT but its certainly one of Mr Vaughan's better films recently, Witherspoon is just annoying as usual. It starts off well when they both visit Robert Duvall (Vaughan's dad) and wreck the house, then the next stop after that where Vaughan's old school buddy is screwing his mum LOL! probably the best scenes are there. The third stop at Witherspoons mum is also good, where all the women in the house (granny n all) seem to be sexually active towards Vaughan hahahaha After that it does go down hill fast and very predictable towards the soft cuddly ending, shame cos it really kicks off as a 'National Lampoon' style fun film....not bad stuff.
A bit of a laugh but way too predictable and nothing special.
Christmas muck that lacks both comedy and chemistry.
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