FOUR CHRISTMASES
2 out of 5 stars

“you can’t spell families without the word lies. try it.” – brad



as if you could fool us into thinking that reese witherspoon & vince vaughn could EVER be a convincing couple! with that said, i don’t think this one receives high marks on cast or plot, but it’s got some funny moments here and there. basically, kate (witherspoon) and brad (vaughn) LOVE avoiding their families at christmastime. they go through crazy lengths to come up with elaborate lies i.e. inoculating babies in burma or participating in a third-world country to build homes for one-eyed children, just so they can avoid spending christmas with their respective families. of course, their true plan is to go off to some exotic paradise i.e. fiji, the caribbean, etc., but their plans fall through when their flight is cancelled due to excessive fog in the san francisco area. thus, kate and brad have no choice, BUT to go visit their families thanks to an impromptu interview by a nosy TV reporter at the airport…


i think i would have liked this movie more if they concentrated on the quirkiness of the four parents and siblings, rather than focusing on kate and brad’s problems in their relationship. comeon! more screen time for robert duvall as brad’s alcoholic/hick father and sissy spacek as brad’s hippie mother! even mary steenburgen as kate’s cougarlicious/horny/in love with pastor phil mother is hilarious! by far the funniest moment was when vince vaughn was describing his performance as joseph in pastor phil’s reenactment of the nativity story as feeling like celine dion after a vegas show…

oh, silly vince vaughn… :P