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Bomb for the Holidaysnew

If you want a sweet holiday message wrapped in crap, here's your movie.
Tucson Weekly  |  Bob Grimm  |  12-03-2004  |  Reviews

Hollywood Product: Cinematic Equivalent to Lump of Coalnew

Based on John Grisham's Skipping Christmas, the movie could gain some depth by revealing characters' motivations the way the book does instead of using dialogue simply as a break between slapstick bits.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Heather Kuldell  |  12-02-2004  |  Reviews

Skip Itnew

Christmas With the Kranks offers an obnoxiously condescending portrait of Regular People who live in the red states and wouldn't think of getting blue at Christmastime.
Cleveland Scene  |  Robert Wilonsky  |  11-29-2004  |  Reviews

Holiday Pap and Circumstancenew

Christmas With the Kranks is a film so utterly denuded of genuine holiday charm that it ranks with Santa Claus Conquers the Martians as one of the most jaw-droppingly abysmal seasonal efforts yet released.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov  |  11-28-2004  |  Reviews

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