Rating of
2.5/4
Not without its flaws, but actually very funny!
MovieAddict - wrote on 02/10/12
The film centers around Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon), a happily UNmarried San Francisco couple who have a unique holiday tradition: Every Christmas for the last three years, they send their regrets to their parents that they won't be able to visit because they're performing charitable acts for destitute people in third world countries. But their lies soon catch up to them, because when our couple arrives at the airport to pick up their tickets, they discover to their chagrin that a fog has grounded all flights. Worse yet, they get caught on camera when the nightly news does a segment on stranded passengers. They're busted . . . and expected to show up at each of their four divorced parents' homes for Christmas. Reluctantly, Brad and Kate set out to make the best of a bad predicament with no idea that their lives are about to change beyond anything that they had imagined. The supporting cast of Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steemburgin, and John Voight are enjoyable as well.
A funny, sharp little comedy about two people who wanted nothing more than to spend their vacation in Fiji, away from their divorced parents and four families! Vince delivered as expected and so did the rest of the star-studded cast.
