Four Christmases
Hmm...needs salt.
Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) and Vince Vaughn (Fred Claus, what is it with this guy and crappy x-mas movies?) play a couple who usually ditch the holidays (and their families) to spend Christmas in paradise. And guess what?! They get fogged in in San Francisco. Who could prepare for the nasty blanket of fog in the bay area? SHOCK!
So the two are forced to spend Christmases at their parents houses, however both of their parents are divorced, hence the celebration of four different Christmases. The parents', all played by (in order of appearance) Robert Duvall (The Godfather), Mary Steenburgen (Back to the Future), Sissy Spacek (Carrie), and John Voight (Deliverance), all have a screw loose in their own way (except for John Voight who comes in as a deus ex machina and god of wisdom...or something).
There are some entertaining scenes with Jon Favreau (Swingers) wrestling Vince Vaughn in Robert Duvall's living room, which you can happily watch in the movie trailer in the comfort of your home. The plot and dialogue strive to fill time just so it can call itself a feature film. In other words, it drags. And why does it seem that for those who are fresh from the Oscar boat feel the need to make stupid flicks? Has anyone else noticed this pattern?
I'm sure you'll see "Four Christmases" on the bargain rack at R5 Records way before next Christmas. I don't think I'll be holding my breath.
I hear there's an amazing sale on Clint Eastwood and Oliver Stone collections at R5! Santa, if you're out there, I've been a very good boy this year.
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