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Metascore
22 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 33 Critics What's this?

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2.6 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 49 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Tim Allen
  • Summary: Based on John Grisham's best-selling novel Skipping Christmas, this comedy stars Tim Allen as Luther Krank, a man who decides to skip Christmas and all the surrounding trappings and go on a vacation with his wife Nora (Curtis) instead. But when his daughter decides, at the last minute, to come home for the holidays, he is forced to put christmas back together. (Sony)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 27 out of 33
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    70
    Ultimately something of a softball satire, its climactic evocation of the "true meaning" of the holidays is surprisingly touching.
  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    50
    Not an abomination, although it is uninspired and insipid. As such, it's perfect television fare.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Allison Benedikt
    38
    Phony, disingenuous family entertainment, suffocated by its green bean casserole approach to Middle America, spineless cardboard characters and paper-thin plot "twists."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 37
  3. Negative: 27 out of 37
  1. marshallm.
    6
    Come on! its not the worst movie ever, thats waaay overdramatic, but hey, that's ur opinion, and mine is that this was an ok movie with SOME, yes, some funny parts.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. WallyS.
    5
    A stinker, never has Christmas been so annoying and rotten, it's boring and so unfunny that when a joke works (which is almost never) we yell Halleluia. Allen and Curtis dissapointed me profoundly.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. [Anonymous]
    2
    2 points for one genuinley funny moment that last two seconds. The rest is utter poop.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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