cwade22 This movie has bad audio, bad writing, and no black or non whites. It's NEW YORK CITY! In 2015! All i see are whinywhite liberals complaining about their liberal arts classes and other boring stuff when there are tons of homeless people outside starving and freezing to death! How is there only 1 non white person in this whole cast? I'm half black and don't like modern movies with all white casts. I say modern because period films may not have a lot of diversity as those were the times. But a dumb movie made in 2015, in a democrat state like new york has almost no blacks or non whites, is strange. White liberals(the people who made this movie and star in it) are calling trump racist, but i keep seeing a trend that these same self righteous types have few black friends and in hollywood, the ones that have power to cast, seldom cast non whites in these stale comedies. This movie is so bad. I have to turn volume all the all the way up and it still sounds muffled. And all i hear are boring white liberals complaining about their perfect families and useless art history majors in college. I bet all these characters(not actors) are unemployed and protesting all the time. If there was a sequel to this garbage movie. I've never heard of this movie until it came on my television. 2015 in NYC, and only 1 Black person in the whole movie?! How can white liberals(the same ones that made this film and act in it) call everybody racist, but be okay with an all white movie like this?! The casting is unbelievable. Or is this film trying to convey that white liberals truly have no diverse friends? The writing and casting and audio all ruin the movie for me.

utexashorns This movie is not terrible but it is almost uncomfortable to watch because of the slight hint of "fakiness" and melodrama in the writing and acting. You know those people who aren't exactly offensive but you are embarrassed for their insecure and way not clever one liners? Or the guy that tries to be slick but everyone can see right through him but he is not exactly a jerk? This is this movie. It has all the typical, (yawn), hallmarks of trying to be original and witty. It is just not that original at all. I recommend you just catch it on HBO next year when you are bored.There are a few characters that are a bit amusing, but most are beyond cliché and even just stupid and annoying.

buzzn-66238 Sat down with the girlfriend thinking let's watch a Christmas movie, we were both excited by the idea of another funny Chrissy flick especially coming up to that time. We made a mistake. It cost us our night. Absolute waste of time.. the reviews were a lot higher a few days ago which makes me think maybe it was the creator's friends jumping on? 2 stars for effort but this was nothing but frustrating and I can't for the life of me imagine who it might even appeal to.It wasn't bad acting, it was simply unlikable characters with zero story line. Like a bunch of unfunny skit shows thrown together and no point.WHY?! WHY would you make this?!Doesn't matter how many times you've seen Jingle All The Way or The Santa Clause... Watch anything that made you laugh once, even for a 5th time over, before you even look at this "movie".My first review ever on here... I just had to warn the people.

Frank Dudley Berry, Jr. As the message boards and the limited reviews have been somewhat merciless on this good-but-not-great movie, I feel duty bound to write a few good words. I decided to invest a small amount of money on the film, because I was curious how James Roday would do outside of 'Psych' (which I have generally liked). But I had a pretty good experience watching the movie. Critical and audience reaction doubtless has reflected the fact that it is not a comedy, nor is it particularly warm (!). The writer-director (I believe) wanted to discuss a number of large life issues. (The movie actually might have worked better on some ordinary day, as very few of the subplots actually resolve with reference to the holiday).Some of these are successful, some not. I particularly enjoyed the musicians in the elevator, and also doctors and patient. The scene with the five millenials (flaky girls, know-it-all, docent, and body builder) worked. So did the duo of Jon Heder and Max Casella. The solo of Patrick Stewart and the James Roday (sigh) did not work so well. All that said, however, the different reactions of the trapped groups was interesting and dramatic. The critics' views that they are all unlikable is Grinch stuff. The reveals of the interconnections among them (done with some subtlety) were the script at its best. All in all, a sort of Ship of Fools movie that ultimately worked, maybe because the formula is so strong. The critics and some of our acerbic friends on this site are way too negative.