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This Christmas

Overview


Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

November 21, 2007

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Preston A. Whitmore II

Starring :

Laz Alonso, Columbus Short, Chris Brown, Loretta Devine, Idris Elba, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, David Banner, Mekhi Phifer, Nia Long

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : C+

“..harmless and bland and dull and predictable..”
by Andy Spletzer [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
Review rate : B+

“..funny and dramatic and poignant as any seasonal family get-together should be..”
by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]
“..Boisterous and bittersweet, the film is not dull, but it does feel hopelessly overstuffed..”
by Laura Kern [NY Times]
3 of 4

“..At the multiplex where so many holiday movies feel regifted, This Christmas is a gift..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 4

“.."This Christmas" is well stocked with crowd-pleasing options..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 4

“.."This Christmas" is as inert as an artificial tree and as pointless as eggnog without brandy...”
by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Tom Long [Detroit News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Gene Seymour [Newsday]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]

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