Christmas with the Kranks Critic Reviews
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Ultimately something of a softball satire, its climactic evocation of the "true meaning" of the holidays is surprisingly touching. Read the full review
A flat parable about the virtues of homespun conformity and the perils of defying family tradition. Read the full review
Not an abomination, although it is uninspired and insipid. As such, it's perfect television fare. Read the full review
A Christmas comedy where laughs and even Christmas joy are in short supply. Read the full review
Slick and treacherous. Read the full review
In its hostile sitcom way, Christmas With the Kranks is a paranoid comic nightmare of conformity gone mad. Read the full review
Hard not to pelt the screen with rotten fruit when confronted with a film like Christmas With The Kranks. Read the full review
It would be one thing if Christmas With the Kranks were a satire on the assaultive, bullying nature of contemporary Christmas celebration in this country, but it's not. It's an ugly glorification of it. Read the full review
Filled with overly processed situations it tries to sell with manic energy, "Kranks" is canned, hammy and rolling as fast as it can. Read the full review
Doesn't have anything wrong with it that couldn't be fixed by adding Ebenezer Scrooge and Bad Santa to the cast. It's a holiday movie of stunning awfulness that gets even worse when it turns gooey at the end. Read the full review
