Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) by Jamie F — 03 Nov 2009

This movie to me reminds me of This Christmas but a Latino version. It was okay common dysfunctional family not so much comedy in it.

This review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) was written by Jamie F on 03 Nov 2009.

Nothing Like the Holidays has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Nothing Like the Holidays

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

By Carlos B (289) on 04 Apr 2010

The puerto rican version of 'This Christmas…

Read Review

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 12 Aug 2018

Genuineness proves the saving grace of Nothing Like the Holidays. The cast feels like a real family gathered for the holiday…

Read Review

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

By Juan M (484) on 19 Sep 2010

GREAT CAST!!! must watch it was a pretty good story. had some laughs along the way…

Read Review

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

By Rebecca Z (63) on 19 Jan 2012

Except for a few military faux pas the movie was pretty great…

Read Review

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

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…

Read Review

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

By Steven-Lisa W (4) on 28 Mar 2010

This was kind of disappointing. John was so good looking, Luis Guzman was too funny, & Freddy Rodriguez was too hot…

Read Review

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

By Brian Lowry (913) for Variety (12,700) on 12 Dec 2015

So The Family Stone becomes The Family Rodriguez, and to their credit, the able performers wring as much mileage as they can from such familiar…

Read Review

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

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…

Read Review

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

By Michael T (3,420) on 25 Apr 2010

This movie was very slow and dull. It's comparable to other family Xmas but this time it's about Puerto Ricans…

Read Review

Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

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)…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Rocky IV (1985)

By Richard Schickel (546) for Time (1,811) on 02 Nov 1991

A scant hour and a half long, padded with clips from earlier Rocky pictures, adding nothing to his mythic, let alone human dimensions, it lacks…

Read Review

Review of Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

By Melissap (3) on 01 Nov 2005

This movie ranks at the top of the worst films I have ever seen! I kept waiting for it to get better but unfortunately it never did…

Read Review

Review of The Ref (1994)

By Niki S (59) on 20 Mar 2011

The first half hour is great but then it runs out of steam, brings in WAY too many characters, sidelines Leary and hits every cliche available…

Read Review

Review of Roar (1981)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 22 Apr 2015

However misguided, it’s clearly one from the heart, a movie that should never have happened, and one that’s hard to believe actually exists…

Read Review

Review of Laws of Gravity (1992)

By Josh Ralske (71) for All Movie Guide (72) on 25 Oct 2007

A sustained level of tension that few street dramas can match…

Read Review

Review of Barfly (1987)

By Sean C (2,276) on 23 Aug 2015

Idiotic, dull, and really who gives a shit…

Read Review

Review of The Thin Man (1934)

By Panayiota K (204) on 25 Sep 2015

I liked the playful relationship between the couple but the movie was pretty boring. And why are they always drinking? enough already…

Read Review

Review of Bush Christmas (1983)

By Brian Costello (333) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 14 Oct 2013

40s Australian adventure has casual racism, outdated feel…

Read Review

Review of Holidate (2020)

By Dirkneptune (2) on 01 Nov 2020

This is easily one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. I watched it in disbelief. Disbelief that Emma Roberts would agree to star in it…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Nothing Like the Holidays

2008

59%309 Reviews

Men, Women & Children

2014

55%351 Reviews

In Good Company

2000

64%460 Reviews

Ball of Fire

1941

80%132 Reviews

Saathiya

2002

70%69 Reviews

A Star Is Born

1976

58%202 Reviews

The Big Blue

1988

69%465 Reviews

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

2009

67%159 Reviews

The Sicilian Clan

1969

78%18 Reviews

Rat Race

1980

62%495 Reviews