Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) by Lauren M — 18 Jan 2010

Nice surprise! Good story good cast . . .

This review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) was written by Lauren M on 18 Jan 2010.

Nothing Like the Holidays has generally received mixed reviews.

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This helped me get through yesterday...it wouldn't have been any better if it was in NY…

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By Aaron S (1,130) on 10 Feb 2011

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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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By Kallie R (7) on 18 May 2010

The was a pretty good film. I liked the story. The film was not as funny as I expected…

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By Rachel W (451) on 30 Oct 2010

Loved it a god movie about dysfunctional family…

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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 Tim K (748) on 08 Dec 2013

Luis Guzman is just one of the problems with this. It's just a dramedy with very little to do with the holidays…

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By Kalli S (165) on 16 Nov 2010

Very good movie about having family surround you during the holidays, even if things can get a little out of hand…

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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 Davide P (93) on 01 Dec 2010

For a christmas movie this movie was pretty good and had a few laughs in between the drama…

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