If you like schmaltzy, music-saturated family movies, This Christmas will set all the right bells jingling.
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11/30/07
This Christmas (2007)
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Reviews Counted:78
Fresh:42
Rotten:36
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: This Christmas features strong performances and a sharp portrayal of family dynamics, but relies too heavily on holiday movie clichés.
Theatrical Release:30-11-2007
Synopsis: Like many holiday films, THIS CHRISTMAS mines the ample humor and drama of a family Christmas. Ma'Dere (Loretta Devine) is the matriarch to the large and loving Whitfield family, which consists of... [More]
Starring: Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Loretta Devine, Chris Brown
Director: Preston A. Whitmore
Reviews for This Christmas
"Destined to become a Yuletide classic, " claim the press notes. Well, they do say Christmas is a time for dreaming.
11/30/07
A strong wire netting will keep out unwanted super-soaps such as the first, in which a black family in LA proves that being Afro-American is no inoculation against outbreaks of schmaltz and piety.
11/30/07
It's laboured and obvious, and not even a Yuletide movie: Christmas is little more than a device to bring the family back under one roof. Still, its plot is as overstuffed as any turkey.
11/30/07
Top CriticIt's formulaic and corny as hell, but a top-notch cast keep this festive family drama believable - just.
11/30/07
Top CriticThe clumsy dialogue is so busy explaining the back stories that it doesn’t have time for decent one-liners.
11/30/07
Like discovering a family pet mutilated under the mistletoe, this second Christmas offering does its damnedest to suck all joy out of the festive season.
11/30/07
No Christmas cracker but a likable holiday movie, This Christmas is full of seasonal cheer, some witty banter and a raft of enthusiastic performances from its high-spirited cast.
11/30/07
Top CriticGoodwill be stuffed – this is about as appetising as a plateful of reheated sprouts.
11/29/07
Don't expect realism from this frothy little number, but do expect a bit of heart-warming cheer courtesy of romantic unions, overcome prejudices, reconciled enemies and general peace and understanding.
11/29/07
Top CriticThe kind of 14-pound turkey you can only excuse at Christmas.
11/29/07
This is good-natured, determinedly aspirational African-American entertainment, but did it have to be quite so heavy on the clichés?
11/29/07
Top CriticWatchable ensemble drama with a strong cast and an above average script, though it will sorely test your patience for group dance scenes.
11/29/07
Like mum's home-made comfort food, it's warming but not really that good for you.
11/28/07
Top CriticA happy Christmas package that more or less ignores the fact that it's a black American family story
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10/18/08
Family holiday dramedy has some iffy content.
07/16/08
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