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  • 2007
  • PG
  • Yari Film Group Releasing
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2007
  • PG
  • Yari Film Group Releasing
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary An African American take on the classic and beloved Christmas family film, The Perfect Holiday tells the story of Nancy, a divorced mother of three who is so busy raising her children that she’s forgotten to take care of herself as well. With Christmas fast approaching, she decides to take her kids to the mall to meet Santa Claus, not kn...

Directed By: Lance Rivera

Written By: Marc Calixte, Nat Mauldin, Jeff Stein, Lance Rivera

  • 2007
  • PG
  • Yari Film Group Releasing
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2007
  • PG
  • Yari Film Group Releasing
  • 1 h 36 m

The Perfect Holiday

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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Summary An African American take on the classic and beloved Christmas family film, The Perfect Holiday tells the story of Nancy, a divorced mother of three who is so busy raising her children that she’s forgotten to take care of herself as well. With Christmas fast approaching, she decides to take her kids to the mall to meet Santa Claus, not kn...

Directed By: Lance Rivera

Written By: Marc Calixte, Nat Mauldin, Jeff Stein, Lance Rivera

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
32
14% Positive
3 Reviews
27% Mixed
6 Reviews
59% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
32
14% Positive
3 Reviews
27% Mixed
6 Reviews
59% Negative
13 Reviews

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75
Either you're in the mood for a sweet and simple Christmas movie or you're not. If you are, then Perfect Holiday should fit the bill nicely.
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50
May be far from perfect, but the big question is why you're sitting in a movie theater watching it instead of cuddling up at home with the remote in one hand and a steaming toddy in the other.
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40
Neither perfect nor much of a holiday, more like a fruitcake passed around from arthritic aunt to demented uncle -- stale, predictable and made with fossilized ingredients.
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33
It's a measure of the film's lack of imagination that Morris Chestnut, as an aspiring songwriter logging time as a mall Santa, can't even think of a good fake occupation.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
30
Watching the movie is like reaching into a Christmas stocking and pulling out handfuls of cheap plastic toys that are broken.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
25
Most of the comedy comes from dull situations like a fat guy trying to put on a fat suit for no reason.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
10
Wretched yuletide comedy.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Capital Arts Entertainment, Destination Films, Flavor Unit Entertainment
Release Date Dec 12, 2007
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating PG
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Tagline This Christmas, the perfect man just happens to be Santa.
Website http://www.theperfectholidaymovie.com/
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• 2 Nominations

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