Advantages: Brilliant main actors, great storyline, fun festive film Disadvantages: Lack of chemistry between Vaughn and Witherspoon, most of comedy in trailers, got a bit silly
Brad and Kate are a happily in love couple who enjoy having fun without the responsibilities of marriage or children. For three years they've successfully managed to dodge the unwelcome Christmas season usually spent with family and have jetted off to many exotic locations. This year, having told each set of divorced parents that they won't be able to make Christmas again due to important charity work, they excitedly pack their bags ready for a hot Christmas in Fiji together. But arriving at the airport they find that their flight has been cancelled due to bad weather. When a news reporter interviews them, their families find out where they are and Brad and Kate both get phone calls inviting them round for the holidays. Doom falls upon them at the prospect of visiting four parents on Christmas day.
And each visit is just as bad as ...
frankiefromings13 31.07.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Four Christmases
Advantages: funny, not predictable, great acting Disadvantages: violence
I like Christmas and watching this film was getting used to it hat Christmas is coming soon. The Four Christmases is a romantic comedy made in 2008 starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. The film was directed by Seth Gordon. He debuted as a film director in The King of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters. Previously he worked as film editor and producer. The classification of Four Christmases is 12 years and over. The running time is 88 minutes.
Main Cast:
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Reese Witherspoon ? Kate
Vince Vaughn ? Brad McVie
Mary Steenburgen ? Marilyn (Kate?s mother)
Jon Voight ? Creighton (Kate?s father)
Sissy Spacek ? Paula (Brad?s mother)
Robert Duval ? Howard McVie (Brad?s father)
The Plot:
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Both Kate and Brad come from families where the parents got divorced. They meet in a bar and soon realise that they have a lot in ...
Advantages: Excellent Comedy, Great Cast, Good story Disadvantages: A little short
~ Spilt in Four ~
Last night after a hard day job hunting and having interviews, we went to our local blockbuster and rented four films for £10. One of these which we watched last night was ?Four Christmases?. I remember this coming out a while ago and thinking it looked quite funny but forgot all about it till now. What made me noticed the film was mainly the famous cast and the plot. The cast consists of a range of well known stars including Vince Vaughan and Reese Witherspoon. I really like Vince and find his comedy great to watch, so this was a main reason for choosing the film. The film also included many other stars who I recognised playing the protagonists parents. The mixture of talent made it interesting and brilliant to see. Also Reese Witherspoon has not starred in a film for a while and it was intriguing to see these ...
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (1848 - 1890); Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880); Georg Eduard Goltermann (1824 - 1898); Julius Klengel (1859 - 1933); Friedrich Grützmacher; Guillaume Paque (1825 - 1876)
