Starring:
Vince Vaughn
Reese Witherspoon
Robert Duvall
Sissy Spacek
Directed by:
Seth Gordon
Written by:
Matt Allen
Caleb Wilson
Let me start out by saying that this isn't the first movie that I have seen since Death Race, but since starting my family blog I haven't been able to find the time to write as many reviews as I would like. That being said, I'll get right to it. Vince Vaughn (Brad) and Reese Witherspoon (Kate) had decent on screen chemistry, Reese was able to keep up with Vince's quick wit and did an excellent job overall. Robert Duvall (Howard) plays Vince's father in the movie and fit quite well into the role. Sissy Spacek (Paula) plays Vince's "out of this world" mother. Jon Voight makes a cameo appearance as Reese's father. Tim McGraw also makes a cameo as Vince's brother.
The best way I can describe the overall feel of this movie is in one word, UNCOMFORTABLE! Brad and Kate have always came up with an extravagant story to avoid Christmas with their families. This year they get fogged in at the airport and are spotted on the news by their relatives and forced to spend Christmas Day at each of their parents house. Problem is both of their parents are divorced meaning four stops. Each stop provides a more uncomfortable situation than the last and it also provides a look into their past and they discover things about the other that they never knew.
While the laughs are abundant throughout the whole movie, so are the awkward situations that make some kringe, myself included. There is enough romance in the movie for it to be considered a romantic comedy.
The movie carries a PG-13 rating, I am guessing for language although I really don't recall the language being all that bad.
All in all for me the movies uncomfortable situations made it less enjoyable to watch than the laughs made up for so I give this movie a 5.5 out of 10
