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You are here: Home / Uncategorized / Four Christmases

Four Christmases

December 3, 2008 by Margot

Two movies in the theatre in 10 days for me!!!  Certainly a sign of the apocalypse!  Or at least a sign of life returning to, well….my life!!  Friday I was able to get out with a girlfriend for a movie & some shopping.  Sadly the shopping never really panned out, but luckily for us the movie was well worth it.

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Four Christmases is the story of a couple who unwittingly spend Christmas day with each of their four (divorced) parents.  Hardly a novel idea, honestly, divorce & blended families have been around for a wee bit now.  But, what could really have been your standard "crazy family at the holidays" movie is totally elevated by fantastic performances.  And there are a lot of them.  First up are Vince Vaughn & Reese Witherspoon, who are hysterical (& strangely enough have fabulous chemistry) as our poor couple forced to endure a re-hashing of all of their insecurities of youth through these four visits.  (And yes, Reese Witherspoon is that tiny compared to Vince Vaughn.  Honestly she looked like a sprite next to him.  I somewhat expected him to pick her up & carry her around on his shoulder.  But those are the digressions of a tall girl.)  Round out the cast with Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen, Sissy Spacek, Kristen Chenoweth, Jon Voight, & in the "you’ll barely recognize him" role as an UFC also-ran brother, Jon Favreau.  Oh ya, and did I mention that they also seemed to tap into country music for two of the funniest cameos by Tim McGraw & Dwight Yokam.  But, hands down, the best role in the whole movie has to go to sister-in-law Susan (played by Katy Mixon).  When she started talking about her breastfeeding nipples, I just about peed my pants!  Maybe it was just me.

Speaking of laughing, you’ll do a lot of it during this movie.  I honestly almost had Diet Coke shoot out of my nose at one point.  I don’t want to ruin the best parts, but all I’ll say is that Vince Vaughn looked at another character & said "we used to smell each other’s hands."  What does that even mean?!?  Seeing as I have two boys, I most assuredly (& frighteningly) will find out someday!!

I was a bit worried, after the first family visit, that it would descend into a "Meet the Family"-type mean-fest, but most (not all) of the characters were more than skin deep, & really surprised me.  What was amazing was that in a movie that clocks in at just under 90 min they were able to introduce characters who were so layered & not just what your first impression led you to believe.  It truly is a testament to the great actors involved in this movie.

So, if you are looking for a great laugh, without the kids, this Holiday Season & maybe a moment to reflect & feel better about your crazy family, Four Christmases will not disappoint.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: comedy, divorce, family, Four Christmases, Jon Favreau, Jon Voight, Katy Mixon, Kristen Chenoweth, Mary Steenburgen, movie review, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Vince Vaughn

Comments

  1. Kath says

    December 6, 2008 at 11:36 pm

    Hey, whose family you calling crazy? Eh?? Eh??!?

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