Review of Home for the Holidays (1995) by Gordon R — 20 Feb 2015

Troubled woman goes home for the holidays in this been there done that dramedy.

This review of Home for the Holidays (1995) was written by Gordon R on 20 Feb 2015.

Home for the Holidays has generally received positive reviews.

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Coming togehter as a family can be such a drag sometimes and ever so great at the same time…

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By Jade C (113) on 02 Aug 2013

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Thanksgiving with the epitome of dysfunctional families…

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Foster has whipped the actors into the sort of comic frenzy usually reserved for farce, and the ready-for-anything energy serves the material well…

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Eh. This would be a perfect definition of eh. I don't have much to say about it except that it screamed of being a try hard…

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Review of Home for the Holidays (1995) by Gordon R — 20 Feb 2015

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Coming togehter as a family can be such a drag sometimes and ever so great at the same time…

I like that this was a Christmas movie without the Christmas…

I Love this movie and watch it every year around thanksgiving. This Movie is completely real for me. It's My family…

Not the best movie in the world but a chilled out Christmas Romcom that will warm you to the heart ... not really my cup of tea haha :P…

This is a REALISTIC movie about family holidays…

Thanksgiving with the epitome of dysfunctional families…

In the mood of the season, I decided to watch this Thanksgiving family dramedy…

Foster has whipped the actors into the sort of comic frenzy usually reserved for farce, and the ready-for-anything energy serves the material well…

Eh. This would be a perfect definition of eh. I don't have much to say about it except that it screamed of being a try hard…

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