Review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) by Lauren V — 05 Oct 2008

I had the priviledge to see it on LALIFF and can say that I loved it.

This review of Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) was written by Lauren V on 05 Oct 2008.

Nothing Like the Holidays has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Ruben L (71) on 12 Dec 2010

Not too many latin holiday movies...so have to support the peeps! This one wasnt that bad…

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By Hans J. E (439) on 15 Oct 2010

This Christmas movie wasn't great, but it was better than I expected…

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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 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 Tasha W (121) on 04 Oct 2010

Typical family holiday movie, but I still enjoyed it…

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By James R (2,282) on 08 Jul 2010

Interestingly enough, I watched this film immediately after I watched Four Christmases…

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By Artur C (103) on 30 Dec 2010

Damn, this was a really good Christmas movie. This definitely is a different and really outlook at a close family during the Holidays…

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By Sarah E (413) on 28 Dec 2010

Can a movie be good simply by virtue of the fact that it wasn't as bad as you thought it would be…

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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 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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