Flashback Friday

Friday Flashback!

Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

Movie Information:

*Warning, this could (obviously) contain spoilers*

"For the first time, Luther Krank (Tim Allen) and his wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) are about to celebrate the holidays without their daughter Blair (Julie Gonzalo), who has just left for the Peace Corps in Peru. Luther sees a Caribbean cruise poster in a Chicago travel agency window, and he begins to plan the trip. First he must see how he will pay for the trip, so he comes up with an idea that if they skipped Christmas, they could go. He will save money by not buying a tree, having a party, or putting up decorations. The neighbors think he is crazy and want him to at least put Frosty the Snowman on his roof for the local decoration contest. The battle begins between the Kranks and their neighbors. Then Blair calls and tells her parents that she is flying home for Christmas with her fiancée. They have twenty-four hours to put up all the decorations and prepare for the Christmas party. The movie was based on a John Grisham book, 'Skipping Christmas'." - Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)

My Review:

I've watched this movie like five times. It's really, really cheesy and lame, but it's still got it's good moments. When it comes to Christmas movies, I feel like this is one of the classics. It's pretty funny and it's a great family-friendly movie, which a lot of people like. It's predictable and the humour is exaggerated, but it's still an alright movie, if you don't die of some of the more cringe-worthy moments.

If you're looking for a family-friendly movie, then you've found one! What are your favourite Christmas movies?

~The Elf