| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...Vaughn's crude stylings are mercifully intact." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"...the most important thing about Christmas appears to be gifts..." more... |
C- |
E! Online
Chris Farnsworth |
"Much of the problem is Vince Vaughn himself, as he doesn't bother to play any character other than Vince Vaughn." more... |
C- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...constructed like a rattling Santa sack of stocking stuffers, most of them plastic..." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...a fragile premise stuffed with hollow Christmas jokes that would collapse in a holiday heap if not for Vaughn's demonstrated charms." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Holiday punch spiked with sour grapes." more... |
D |
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano |
"...not bad for a Santa movie..." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"There is more plot in the average Geico commercial..." more... |
D- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"The movie is passable in a made-for-TV fashion, but the problem is that it isn't made-for-TV." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Spletzer |
"It may not be a new holiday classic, but at least it's funny." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...as derivative and predictable as any of the holiday comedies of the past few years..." more... |
C |
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