Christmas with the Kranks

2004 "Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!"

Christmas with the Kranks

5.5 | 1h39m | PG | en | Comedy

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

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5.5 | 1h39m | PG | en | Comedy , Family | More Info

Released: November. 24,2004 | Released Producted By: 1492 Pictures , Revolution Studios Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Tim Allen , Jamie Lee Curtis , Dan Aykroyd

Director

Sergio Acevedo

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1492 Pictures , Revolution Studios

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Reviews

Matt Greene Tim Allen stars in three movies in which he must learn to be Santa Claus, and yet this John Grisham adaptation is the most ridiculous Christmas movie he's ever been in. The only thing that could've made this oppressively cynical outing work is some authenticity, of which it has exactly zero. Incompetently made, shockingly laughless, and devoid of self-awareness, it's completely lacking the goodwill, joy and peace of the season.

digitalbeachbum I've seen a lot of stinker movies but this takes the cake. There is no chemistry between any of the characters and the movie never made me laugh. Usually I'm willing to give some leeway to holiday movies, but not this one. I thought it would never end.I blame the poorly written script. There is nothing a director or actors could do to improve it. The movie in contrived and rushed. Every scene seems plastic and one dimensional. I prefer Jingle All The Way more than this movie; and that movie was terrible.

Paul Magne Haakonsen While "Christmas with the Kranks" is surely an entertaining enough movie, it is not going to be a Christmas classic such as the 1989 "Christmas Vacation" movie. That being said, then it should be stressed that "Christmas with the Kranks" is a wholesome movie that does prove entertaining enough for the entire family.The story is about Luther Krank (played by Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) whom are living in a small, tightly-knitted community where the Christmas season is a major event. And when Frank and Nora decides to skip Christmas and go on a cruise the entire neighborhood is turned upside down in disbelief.There are some hilarious moments throughout the movie, and the cast list was really great, having some impressive names on it. Aside from Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis, then the movie also had Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh, Cheech Marin and Jake Busey on the cast list. So you know what you are getting here, and people do deliver. There are also some good laughs here and there, which do of course add to the overall enjoyment of the movie.But as I said earlier, it will not be a Christmas classic, as in it being a movie that you watch every Christmas. I have just watched it now, and I don't think that I will be making a return trip to watch it again.

leplatypus As it's an adaptation of a bestseller author, i suppose the book is well written and maybe more delivered that this movie. It's not that this movie is awful because it has some great original ideas but the comedy is just too heavy and badly played ! As the cast is all-star and with Colombus involvement, i suppose that the culprit should be the director ! Anyway, the story is interesting as it takes a bloody bit from holy X-mas and saints neighbors ! In fact, this Holiday is just a big commercial day and community means the erasing of individual liberty ! In addition, the production with cozy houses, great wardrobes and shining illuminations make the movie one of the most beautiful for this holiday !