Rotten
In any normal year this dire comedy would be the undisputed lump of coal in our psychic stocking, but coming on the heels of Surviving Christmas, it's a close second.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Christmas with the Kranks
Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!
2004 · 1h 39m · PG
Comedy, Family
Directed by
Joe Roth
Overview
When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!
Director and cast
- Joe Roth Director
- Tim Allen as Luther Krank
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Nora Krank
- Dan Aykroyd as Vic Frohmeyer
- M. Emmet Walsh as Walt Scheel
- Elizabeth Franz as Bev Scheel
- Erik Per Sullivan as Spike Frohmeyer
- Cheech Marin as Officer Salino
- Jake Busey as Officer Treen
- Austin Pendleton as Umbrella Santa / Marty
- Tom Poston as Father Zabriskie
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
5%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This isn't a wonderful life: It looks pretty hellish.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
Rotten
I'm making my list of the worst movies of the year and I'm checking it twice, and I hope to find room for this frantically unfunny disaster.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Purports to kindle the warm glow of love for humankind in our hearts but actually reaffirms that the trappings of the holiday season are all that really matter.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
Hollywood's version of the annual Hallmark Ho-ho-ho card. It's made to order: just slot in the perennial Mr. Santa Claus himself, Tim Allen, and stir.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
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