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Director: John Whitesell
Starring: Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, Kristen Chenowith, Alia Shawkat, Dylan Blue, Sabrina Aldridge, Kelly Aldridge
I had hopes that this film was better than I had heard, since I like both Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick, but even their talent cannot save this movie that has a script that must have come from a screenplay clearance bin. It is full of overdone slapstick humor and ridiculous situations that would be okay if they were funny. They aren’t.
Matthew Broderick is a Christmas-obsessed optometrist named Steve Finch, who is known is his little town as ‘The Christmas Guy’. That is, until a new neighbor movies in across the street. Buddy Hall, played by Danny DeVito, becomes fixated with making his Noel-decorated house visible from space. Both men’s families watch in frustration as the two men are drawn into, what is supposed to be, humorous conflict. Its bright, loud, and as funny as the average episode of 60 Minutes. No offence intended to Mike Wallace and crew. I like 60 minutes. Well, every dark cloud has a silver lining, I guess. The best I can offer here is the hot Aldridge twins (who doesn’t have at least a little thing for twins?) from 8th and Ocean, in small roles. Its not much, but its something.
Deck The Halls is one of the most disappointing holiday films that I have ever watched and this is yet another example of my selflessly watching the crap so you don’t have to. Unless this is shown on your flight on the way to Belize for a hot holiday, there is no reason you should have to put up with this.
