A slew of talent is wasted in this contrived and overly sentimental Christmas film, which can't quite get the balance between slapstick humor and schmaltzy uplift.
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Movie Info
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Director -
David Dobkin -
Producer -
Joel Silver , David Dobkin , Jessie Nelson -
Screenwriter -
Dan Fogelman -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. -
Production Co -
Warner Bros. , Silver Pictures -
Rating -
PG (Some Rude Humor|Mild Language) -
Genre -
Holiday , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 8, 2007, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 2, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$72.0M -
Runtime -
1h 56m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)