I heard a while back from my friend that the dailies on this film were looking really funny, which I thought was weird because I NEVER in a million years would have put Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn together. However, I was pleasantly surprised and ended up really enjoying this movie.
Vince Vaughn definitely carries the weight of the comedy, but that is to be expected. He also carries the weight of, well, himself. His imposing stature is quite obvious when paired with Reese's slight frame, but that kind of added to the comedy.
The concept of the movie is kind of ridiculous, but that is made okay by the laughable families that the couple must visit all in one day. Vince and Reese were almost Jack Bauer-like in that they basically froze time in order to complete their mission, but oh well.
Jon Favreau was hilarious as a backyard Cage wrestler along with his very pregant white trash wife who kick ass at a game of Taboo because their own stupidity prove how made for eachother they are. "Capital of China?"--"Hong Kong!!"
The other main complaint I had was the ridiculous fact that this story took place in San Francisco and it's surrounding areas. I mean, it's a Christmas movie...would it have been awful to film it in New York or Chicago? A little snow could have gone a long way.
All in all, I quite enjoyed this movie, and I would highly recommend it for an hour and a half of non-thinking and laughter.
8.5/10
Vince Vaughn definitely carries the weight of the comedy, but that is to be expected. He also carries the weight of, well, himself. His imposing stature is quite obvious when paired with Reese's slight frame, but that kind of added to the comedy.
The concept of the movie is kind of ridiculous, but that is made okay by the laughable families that the couple must visit all in one day. Vince and Reese were almost Jack Bauer-like in that they basically froze time in order to complete their mission, but oh well.
Jon Favreau was hilarious as a backyard Cage wrestler along with his very pregant white trash wife who kick ass at a game of Taboo because their own stupidity prove how made for eachother they are. "Capital of China?"--"Hong Kong!!"
The other main complaint I had was the ridiculous fact that this story took place in San Francisco and it's surrounding areas. I mean, it's a Christmas movie...would it have been awful to film it in New York or Chicago? A little snow could have gone a long way.
All in all, I quite enjoyed this movie, and I would highly recommend it for an hour and a half of non-thinking and laughter.
8.5/10
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