Sure, Caleb and I wrote it originally - and it's awesome!
Added 11/3/2009
Maybe we like our original opening to the movie more, but this is funny. FYI, Dallas and Denver are based on real people. True that.
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A Holiday Turkey
Added 11/3/2009
This film was a bitter disappointment. I would give it zero stars if that was an option. Not even the usually wonderful Reese Witherspoon could save this holiday turkey. Vince Vaughn is his usual self: nauseating and ham-fisted, and had zero chemistry with his co-star. To be fair, neither Vaughn nor Witherspoon had a lot to work with, script-wise. The opening scene is crude and strange, and seems very out of place in what is being marketed as a "holiday movie". The closing scene just rehashes one of the main opening "jokes". The remaining middle of the film is a mess of crude, Farrelly Brothers type "humor" mixed with hokey sentiment. I found the church scene particularly offensive and I'm not especially religious. I'd hate to think how offensive other viewers may have found it. Not even cameos by Jon Voight and Sissy Spacek could save this film. There are a wealth of really wonderful holiday movies - this isn't one of them. Please save your $$ and purchase a tried and true holiday classic and stay away from this utter turkey.
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It's Funny but Definately not a must see!
Added 10/29/2009
I would not call this a Christmas movie. You could take away the holiday aspect and the movie would still be funny. Both Vince and Reese are true veterans. They no how to take an ok script and turn it into a decent movie. The biggest problem with the film is that it really holds back. These are the same people that created the movie Stepbrothers which was hilarious because it was so over the top. This movie seems afraid to just let everything hang out. I would definately not buy this one. Just download it off the net. It's funny but definately nothing to run over anyone to see.
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Veteran cast shoulders holiday film
Added 9/27/2009
Resulting from a Fiji flight cancellation, Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) are forced to act out a Christmas tradition: visiting their families. Although Brad and Kate have been dating for three years (and are currently living together), neither one of them has met the other's parents. And for good reason.
Including Brad's mishap with a satellite dish, Kate's upsetting several babies and even an overly evangelical performance of the nativity, the four-stop tour to each of their divorced parents' houses is exaggerated to say the least.
In typical fashion, the parents are eager to share baby and childhood pictures with their child's significant other. This causes some complications for Brad and Kate when they each discover that neither one of them has been completely honest about their childhoods. Some of the epiphanies are more or less embarrassing than others, but ultimately the arguments drive away Brad and Kate's perfectly pre-rehearsed happiness during the first scene of "Four Christmases."
There is little chemistry between Vaughn and Witherspoon. This may have been intentional, to show the deterioration of their relationship. Nonetheless, Vaughn is guilty of his trademark outbursts of hilarity. Vaughn is the master of unknowing misunderstanding and resulting miscommunication. As in "The Break Up," his and his cohabitating co-star's connection breaks down in the face of his never-ending, albeit hilarious, soliloquies.
Witherspoon plays a fairly comedic role as well, although Vaughn overshadows her (literally). Kate does, however, offer most of the substance of the movie, ruing past Christmases spent away from family and contemplating the future of Brad's and her relationship.
The all-star cast holds the film together. Brad's parents are played by Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek, while Kate's parents are played by Jon Voight and Mary Steenburgen. In a way, both fathers and both mothers play the same role. The mothers are very welcoming to their child's better half, while also being overtly sexually open and thus entertaining for audiences. The fathers, on the other hand, offer the most advice and life lessons, causing Brad and Kate to realize the importance of family.
The siblings are also worthy of mention. Brad's brothers, played by Tim McGraw and Jon Favreau, execute their cage fighting routine on Brad when he arrives to exchange gifts. Kate's sister, Kristin Chenoweth, brings out Kate's motherly tendencies while simultaneously embarrassing her with sisterly teasing. In his role as Pastor Phil (Dwight Yoakam), Kate's mother's boyfriend, is undoubtedly an amusement.
The couple's four Christmases are a lesson in the reality and difficulty of relationships. However, with a year-later scene tacked on the end, the viewer questions how much Brad and Kate actually learned from their previous holiday.
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Vince funny as ever..Sexy too!
Added 9/6/2009
I'm a big Vince Vaughn fan. I love his voice, his look which is really manly and sexy. The big man was funny and sweet. I can't wait until the DVD comes out. What's up with the delay? I hope the delay means the movie itself is doing awesome where ever it is still playing. My daughter even liked the movie. Ms. Witherspoon was good as well, but as usual Vince stole the show. I totally identified with the movie. Great comedy.
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Sure, Caleb and I wrote it originally - and it's awesome!
Added 11/3/2009
Maybe we like our original opening to the movie more, but this is funny. FYI, Dallas and Denver are based on real people. True that.
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A Holiday Turkey
Added 11/3/2009
This film was a bitter disappointment. I would give it zero stars if that was an option. Not even the usually wonderful Reese Witherspoon could save this holiday turkey. Vince Vaughn is his usual self: nauseating and ham-fisted, and had zero chemistry with his co-star. To be fair, neither Vaughn nor Witherspoon had a lot to work with, script-wise. The opening scene is crude and strange, and seems very out of place in what is being marketed as a "holiday movie". The closing scene just rehashes one of the main opening "jokes". The remaining middle of the film is a mess of crude, Farrelly Brothers type "humor" mixed with hokey sentiment. I found the church scene particularly offensive and I'm not especially religious. I'd hate to think how offensive other viewers may have found it. Not even cameos by Jon Voight and Sissy Spacek could save this film. There are a wealth of really wonderful holiday movies - this isn't one of them. Please save your $$ and purchase a tried and true holiday classic and stay away from this utter turkey.
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It's Funny but Definately not a must see!
Added 10/29/2009
I would not call this a Christmas movie. You could take away the holiday aspect and the movie would still be funny. Both Vince and Reese are true veterans. They no how to take an ok script and turn it into a decent movie. The biggest problem with the film is that it really holds back. These are the same people that created the movie Stepbrothers which was hilarious because it was so over the top. This movie seems afraid to just let everything hang out. I would definately not buy this one. Just download it off the net. It's funny but definately nothing to run over anyone to see.
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