Four Christmases (2008)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Seth Gordon

Writers (WGA):

Matt Allen (screenplay) &
Caleb Wilson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

His father, her mother, his mother and her father all in one day.

Plot:

A couple struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Airport | Streaker | Christmas With Family | Single Day

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Brad
Reese Witherspoon	...	Kate
Robert Duvall	...	Howard
Sissy Spacek	...	Paula
Jon Voight	...	Creighton
Jon Favreau	...	Denver
Mary Steenburgen	...	Marilyn
Dwight Yoakam	...	Pastor Phil
Tim McGraw	...	Dallas
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Courtney
Katy Mixon	...	Susan
Colleen Camp	...	Aunt Donna
Jeanette Miller	...	Gram-Gram
Jack Donner	...	Grandpa
Steve Wiebe	...	Jim

Also Known As:

Four Holidays (Australia) (New Zealand: English title)
Mein Schatz, unsere Familie und ich (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual humor and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44549) | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Norway:7 | New Zealand:M | Peru:14 | Sweden:Btl | France:U | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Birnbaum/Barber

Trivia:

According to director Seth Gordon, the film's subject is the difficulty all people have of reconciling who they are and the person they're supposed to be, which is why it's so hard to spend Christmas with one's family and why it can engender uneasiness. Naturally, he also felt Christmas was an amazing playground for comedy.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Brad's mom reprimands him by calling him "Bradford." His give name is "Orlando," and he changed it to Brad.

Quotes:

Howard: Boys, I don't want to speak ill of your mother on Christmas, but she's nothing but a common street whore.

Movie Connections:

References Pretty Woman (1990)

Bit predictable, but not without humor

Okay, come on, this story line has been recycled a few times, so let's not expect that you won't be able to predict what will happen. Once you get past the high expectations, you'll be able to relax and actually enjoy the humorous points that in this movie.

The actors/actresses did a good job of playing their characters and there were only a few scenes when it was just too painful to watch, but the laughing out loud with the crowd at some of the scenes just out numbered those painful points.

Vince delivered as expected and so did the rest of the star-studded cast. Worth a watch in theaters or on DVD.