The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012) - Movie Reviews - Page 2 of 3

21-40 of 54 Reviews

Sort by:

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 27 Dec 2012

Resentments, pregnancies, cancer, spousal abuse and the struggle of a recovering alcoholic all come and go on cue…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Rich S (214) on 23 Dec 2012

A poorly developed script filled with cliches and poor acting. Lauter is the only one whose acting feels sincere…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 20 Dec 2012

[A]chingly lovely... so full of bittersweet melancholy and yet so fixedly hopeful without ever having to touch on the sentimental…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Thomas W (1,104) on 18 Dec 2012

Edward Burns's latest film is much more in-line and similar to his very first film, The Brothers McMullen, than anything else he has done since…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Joseph N (151) on 15 Dec 2012

Oh, yes! See this movie this Christmas season…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Connie Ogle (690) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 14 Dec 2012

These Fitzgeralds are loud, selfish and often maddening, but they're a loving group, and you wouldn't mind spending more time with them…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Virginie D (32) on 13 Dec 2012

It's not perfect but it still manages to move you…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 12 Dec 2012

It's entirely sincere and genuinely not terrible…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 10 Dec 2012

As an actor, Burns has worked the Hollywood game from Saving Private Ryan to Alex Cross…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Chris Packham (159) for Village Voice (8,525) on 10 Dec 2012

Burns's job as director is differentiating and spotlighting everyone in this large ensemble, a storytelling challenge to which he responds…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Ginger S (18) on 09 Dec 2012

If you like Edward Burns movies like the Brothers McMullen (I do) than this will not disappoint…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Marybeth A (8) on 08 Dec 2012

I'd heard a lot about this one going in, but I'm sad to say that The Fitzgerald Family Christmas just failed to win me over, as it's just boggled…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 08 Dec 2012

The dysfunctional silbling-squabbling delivers diluted holiday cheer…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Annlee Ellingson (847) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 07 Dec 2012

Burns' latest demonstrates the workmanlike skill with which he's produced a new relationship drama every one or two years…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Sara Stewart (700) for New York Post (6,650) on 07 Dec 2012

Too much of the film is taken up by creaky plot devices and one sibling vowing to track down and talk to another one to resolve a problem…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 06 Dec 2012

This tale of a dysfunctional family whose members experience enough personal crises to fuel a dozen films is a virtual compendium of clichés,…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 06 Dec 2012

Burns has assembled such a fine cast that we leave feeling satisfied, as if we didn't get the iPad mini we wanted, but a pretty good novel instead…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Mary Pols (197) for Time (1,811) on 06 Dec 2012

Suspense isn't Burns' thing though, and it may be foolish to even ask for it this far into his career…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 06 Dec 2012

Mr. Burns shuffles this dense material with the dexterity of a card shark. The pace, although swift, is never rushed…

Read Review

Review of The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)

By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for NPR (1,713) on 06 Dec 2012

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas is extremely perceptive about certain angles on life in a big family…

Read Review

Page 2 of 3

More reviews of this movie:

Perhaps you were looking for:

Kerry Bishé - Top 5 movies:

Heather Burns - Top 5 movies:

Caitlin FitzGerald - Top 5 movies:

Movies you might like:

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971

77%694 Reviews

Agnes and His Brothers

2004

57%14 Reviews

Albert

2016

62%3 Reviews

About a Boy

2002

68%621 Reviews

The Sea Inside

2004

80%583 Reviews

Bonjour Tristesse

1958

68%37 Reviews

Two Brothers

2004

71%480 Reviews

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

70%773 Reviews

Scarface

1983

81%788 Reviews

Light of Day

1987

54%43 Reviews

Edward Scissorhands

1990

81%767 Reviews

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002

71%115 Reviews