Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks was a chuckle from beginning to end. Almost everyone has wanted to skip Christmas, has hidden in the house from Christmas Carolers and felt the pressure of neighbors to keep up with the Jones with Christmas decorations. All I had to do was LOOK at Jamie Lee Curtis and the frumpy hair and Christmas Vest and I had to laugh. While Tim Allen was hysterical as the husband preparing for Carribbean Cruise by getting botox injections. I watched the movie 3 times and everytime I belly laughed at Tim Allen trying to eat in a restuarant with his face frozen by the botox. Jamie Lee was perfect as the suburban housewife, hiding in her home one day from the neighbors demanding that Jamie give them the huge 15 foot snowman in their basement, so that they may decorate the Kranks roof with it - like every year. Anyone who appreciates Jamie Lee, frumping down into a great performance, espeically as she fights a shopper for the last Honey Ham in the grocery store, will chuckle at this movie, and laugh out loud in some places. There is sentiment too. I totally enjoyed Christmas with the Kranks and will be sure to bring the movie out every December for pleasant Christmas viewing.

One of my favorite Christmas movies

This movie had me laughing out loud so many times and brought tears to my eyes later. I watched it with no idea of what the plot was but I love these comedians and Christmas so I checked it out. What a wonderful idea of wanting to skip Christmas while a bunch of neighborhood enthusiasts are horrified. Christmas looks like a giant pain in the a**. Then they come together to have the true meaning of Christmas shown to them all!

Tim Allen is great in this film; its right up his alley. Jamie Lee Curtis is a bit over the top, which is too bad because she can be really excellent at comedy without overdoing it. Dan Akroyd is classic Akroyd: what else can I say? Overall, a sweet story.

This is really a fun movie. It is just as cute as it can be Ive watched it several times and now watch it every Christmas. We watched it as a group with some friends from our church and we just laughed and laughed at is so funny.

Extremely funny and good-hearted. Would recommend a classic Christmas movie.

This movie is so funny. Makes me laugh every year. Based on John Grisham’s book Skipping Christmas. Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis are hysterical.

DVD Comes in standard plastic DVD case. There are no special features on this version. Quick Synopsis For the first time, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora’s (Jamie Lee Curtis) daughter, Blair (Julie Gonzalo) was not going to be spending Christmas with the family. Luther decides to book an expensive cruise for Christmas; the only catch was he and his wife had to commit to a total boycott of the holiday season. This really disturbed the seemingly Christmas obsessed community and some neighbors took it a lot harder than others. After nearly making through the holiday, of course Blair calls on Christmas eve and decides to surprise her parents by flying in. Will the Kranks be able to pull off a miracle Christmas for Blair? Will the neighbors forgive the Kranks for their lack of holiday enthusiasm? I guess you’ll have to watch and see = ) Opinion I think this is one of those movies where a lot of people don’t appreciate it the first time they watch it. I know I didn’t love this movie when I first seen it. I happened to catch it on TV the following year and I couldn’t change the channel. I have watched this movie several times now and I grow fonder of it every time. Yes, it’s a goofy / silly / and over-the-top Christmas movie but it’s also cleaver and meaningful at its core. Jamie Lee Curtis and Tim Allen are the perfect duo and they really make this movie shine. Also, I am not a big Dan Aykroyd fan but I loved him in this movie. Thanks for reading my review. I hope this is helpful to you.

Love this movie! Good family holiday movie. Highly recommend

I remember watching this movie with my son at the theater. Its been a tradition ever since. I just love it!