Christmas with the Kranks
- Tim Allen: Luther Hospital
- Jamie Lee Curtis: Nora health
- Julie Gonzalo: Blair sickness
- Dan Aykroyd: Vic Frohmeyer
- M. Emmet Walsh: Walt Scheel
- Elizabeth Franz: Bev Scheel
- Erik Per Sullivan: Spike Frohmeyer
- Austin Pendleton: Marty
- Jake Busey: Officer Treen
Christmas with the Kranks is an American movie from the year 2004. The main roles are played by Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. It is based on the novel The Feast of John Grisham.
The theatrical release in Germany was on 25 November 2004.
Action
Since their daughter Blair in this year around Christmas time is not at home, because they joined the Peace Corps, decides the parents sick, the local Christmas traditions in defiance to cancel the festival and to take the money saved on a cruise to the Caribbean. This Christmas Escape is for their neighbors, however, a great sacrilege. When Blair suddenly for the Christmas season to announce their return, the couple only a few hours remain time to organize a perfect party for them. With the help of the neighborhood finally manages a perfect Christmas party.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times, the film is "a holiday movie of stunning awfulness ".
Lou Lumenick described the film in the New York Post as " a loud, crude and mindless family comedy ".
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews, the film is at least better than Surviving Christmas yet " uninspired " and "fade".
Claudia Puig wrote in USA Today that the film was " one of the worst Christmas movies in years."
" Satirical - entertaining adaptation of a bestseller by John Grisham, the spearing the terror of the consumer society with winking humor. In the second half, however, the movie moves the program and mutates to annoying sentimental tearjerker. "
Award
The film was 2005 in the category Best Family Feature Film - Comedy or Musical won a Young Artist Award.