Rotten
Laden with false climaxes, the overstuffed plot leaves you exhausted well before the movie ends, and the amiable actors sleepwalk through their uninspired roles.
Joshua Land, Time Out New York
Deck the Halls
There glows the neighborhood.
2006 · 1h 33m · PG
Comedy, Family
Directed by
John Whitesell
Overview
Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be visible from space! When their wives bond, and their kids follow suit, the two men only escalate their rivalry - and their decorating.
Director and cast
- John Whitesell Director
- Danny DeVito as Buddy Hall
- Matthew Broderick as Steve Finch
- Kristin Davis as Kelly Finch
- Kristin Chenoweth as Tia Hall
- Alia Shawkat as Madison Finch
- Fred Armisen as Gustave
- Jorge Garcia as Wallace
- Dylan Blue as Carter Finch
- Kelly Aldridge as Ashley Hall
- Sabrina Aldridge as Emily Hall
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
6%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This one follows the depressing pattern of Surviving Christmas and Christmas With the Kranks: enforced holiday cheer gives way to bilious hatred, then hollow forgiveness.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten
[Deck the Halls] wants to be both naughty and nice, but just ends up feeling deeply confused.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Rotten
I love the Christmas season, but there are times when I wish it would go away if only to save audiences from horrific experiences like this.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
There is something about the holiday season that brings lazy filmmakers to pitch meetings with Frank Capra knockoffs clutched in their sweaty paws.
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
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