Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) by Dreama L — 06 Feb 2010

We finally saw this a few nights ago. It's a great movie. Great star power. You'll love it!

This review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) was written by Dreama L on 06 Feb 2010.

Nothing Like the Holidays has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Joe C (1,448) on 07 Nov 2010

More of a drama than anything close to a comedy as it's listed as. Nice cast but it just doesn't feel like a holiday movie…

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By Amy C (479) on 06 Dec 2010

I read this is the Puerto Rican version of The Family Stone…

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By Meghna P (144) on 04 Aug 2010

A good cast, full of talent but a annoying family coming together for christmas drama, so all emotions come out for practicly everyone, wade…

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By Paula C (105) on 16 Dec 2010

It was cute, it was funny...Guzman was a scene stealin' feine. Worth the look especially being a holiday movie and it is the holidays now…

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 17 Aug 2012

Director Alfredo De Villa doesn't play it for the kind of knockabout comedy so often seen in these films (like the shrill hit Four Christmases)…

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By Gregory W (1,059) on 06 Jun 2010

Finally a X mas movie that gets the balance right between funny & pathos the all star cast makes the most out of every scene…

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By Felix Vasquez Jr. (1,949) for Cinema Crazed (1,907) on 14 Dec 2010

I swell with pride at this film as it's a respectable and thoroughly entertaining exploration of the bonds of a tightly knit large Puerto Rican…

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By Carolyn G (365) on 23 May 2011

A heart-warming film about family, culture; the struggles and bittersweet moments within a family…

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By Yee-Yin Y (26) on 17 Oct 2012

A heart warming x'mas tale about family relationships, with a Puerto Rican flavor…

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By Rickydee S (2) on 17 Jul 2011

Allowing for typical schmaltz factor, like Zuzu's petals, this is an endearing and welcome addition to the movies we love to watch at the Holidays,…

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