After learning that their daughter will be in Peru with the Peace Corps for the holidays, a man and wife decide to skip Christmas and instead take a cruise to a tropical location - no presents, no tree, no decorations. Although it sounded like a good plan, everyone around them gave them a very bad time and didn't understand how anyone can just skip Christmas. Just as it seemed they had successfully pulled it off, their daughter called to say she changed her plans and decided to come home for the holidays, so the scramble begins to create Christmas in short order.
This is a typical corny Christmas movie. I didn't realize that it was based on a John Grisham novel until after I watched it, which disappointed me even more - maybe the novel is good, but it didn't come through in the movie. There were a few funny parts, but it's mostly cornball, feel-good Christmas cliches that culminate in a predictable ending and a sick feeling that you just wasted 90 minutes watching an un-original pile of crap. This will definitely not sit next to "A Christmas Story" and "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" on the annual viewing shelf.
Rating: 2 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Cheech Marin
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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This movie stunk. Luckily we had the thing on DVR and promptly erased it upon completion. The best part of the film was putting it on double-speed and dubbing in our own speech for the characters.
This movie was overly predictable and cheesy. I give this one a 1.
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