Set amongst a sociable Puerto Rican-American family in Chicago's Humboldt Park area, the film leans on a strong ensemble cast to easily trump its narrative familiarity.
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12/05/08
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
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Reviews Counted:86
Fresh:43
Rotten:43
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: The performances are the strength of Nothing Like the Holidays, a rather ordinary holiday comedy with a latin twist.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: If theres one thing everyone can agree on, its that family time isnt always a walk in the park. In Nothing Like the Holidays, two of todays most talented actors, John Leguizamo (The Happening, The... [More]
Starring: Freddy Rodriguez, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Elizabeth Peņa
Director: Alfredo de Villa
Reviews for Nothing Like the Holidays
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04/23/09
Same people, different dishes on the dinner table.
04/07/09
A harmless, slightly charming and warm family drama.
01/31/09
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01/20/09
Enormously appealing characters.
01/06/09
just like the gifts one gets every year, Nothing Like the Holidays is a hit-and-miss entertainment experience.
12/23/08
The spirited, superb ensemble assembled by director Alfredo DeVilla lends the familiar proceedings pep and personality.
12/21/08
De Villa and the ensemble cast provide a comfortable, lived-in feeling -- like your own family, only louder.
12/19/08
Nothing Like the Holidays most certainly is. It's about as welcome as a cup of canned eggnog and a slice of 3-year-old Claxton fruitcake -- and just as indigestible.
12/17/08
The movie is bland. Which is a crying shame when the source material has so much flavor.
12/16/08
Not a great movie but it does have good likable actors playing good likable characters.
12/16/08
Watching Leguizamo dance to the 'The Show' and compete in a 'who's got the bigger chainsaw/penis' contest was certainly funnier than Vince Vaughn in a short skirt or Reese Witherspoon trying to figure out how a breast pump works.
12/16/08
A film that we've seen dozens of times before.
12/16/08
The actors are all very good and seem to be enjoying themselves, but it doesn't disguise the fact that it's just pretty ordinary.
12/15/08
There are some standout performances from some young stars on the rise.
12/15/08
Harmless, predictable, contrived -- if those are the best things you can say about a movie I think you should definitely skip it.
12/15/08
It's kind of like going home.
12/14/08
A sentimental, warm-hearted and tell-all dysfunctional Puerto Rican family holiday pic.
12/13/08
It's a warm, friendly movie, and infinitely more human than, say, Four Christmases. It deserves credit for that.
12/13/08
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