ronaldomessirroney A typical American comedy consisting of weed jokes, beer jokes, cocaine jokes, and all of that. On a technical stance, the film has nothing for me to talk about. It's shot fine, it's acted fine, it's directing is fine, although the script is awful.There's this "joke" where some parents are taking their kid away from the party, and the dad says something like, "We gotta go quickly, these edibles will be kicking in any second. Okay. So what's the joke exactly? Is weed just automatically funny?The film has nothing to offer, and no kind of style. Do not watch this movie.

grantss It is a few days to Christmas but you wouldn't really know it at the Chicago branch of Zenotec. Due to political correctness and the overzealousness of HR, there is very little in the way of celebrations. A quiet get-together is arranged but this is cancelled when the uptight, money-is-everything CEO (who happens to be the branch manager's sister) puts the kibosh on it. She also intends to retrench 40% of the staff at the branch. In a last ditch attempt to save the staff their jobs, the branch manager tries to land a major client. In order to show the client that they're not cold and uncaring, he (without his sister knowing) throws a huge Christmas party, and invites the client. Things could get rather festive, as long as HR don't have anything to do with it...Funny and fun. I had low expectations for this movie. It looked a lot like the silly sort of thing that Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and/or James Franco would appear in. The fact that it starred Jason Bateman (and not Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill or James Franco) gave me some hope and from the beginning, the hope was vindicated.Turns out the humour is quite irreverent and non-PC, even anti-PC, (just the way I like it) and reasonably clever in that regard. Definitely not a movie for the easily offended, especially find-an-offense types (even more reason to like it).It does get a bit predictable and silly towards the end but the first act was excellent and if that sort of quality had been maintained this could have been a classic comedy.Good for a laugh, plus for pointing out how stupid companies (and individuals) have gotten in their aversion to Christmas celebrations.

JaynaB I'd never have rented this based on the blurb, and for the past few weeks I ignored it on Netflix. But tonight I gave it the 10-minute test. Ended up glued to the tube. This is the sleeper of the season for Netflix holiday comedy offerings, that might be especially made for SNL fans. If you like movies like 'Rare Imports' and 'Get Santa', take this American offering for a test drive. A slow start, a bit clunky on the early ensemble work, but brother when it hits its stride it is meta-hysterical. During the run-up to the bridge, with the glorious Christmas anthem in full orchestral splendor, I damned near stopped breathing. The outtakes after the credits are a mni-van full of wit and sass.***RATED R AND EARNS IT!!! (there is some really gross stuff in this but they don't dwell on any of it; I've heard the amazing comedic cast improv'd a lot).Not suitable for Family watching.

SirBurgh I don't understand why people can't embrace a movie like this. It's silly, it's fun, and it's awesome to enjoy when you want a laugh. It's a great cast too, with a lot of fantastic comedic actors.People complain about the script. Personally, it's good enough for me to make the jokes work. If you're looking for a deep and meaningful story, this isn't it. If you want to relax and laugh, and enjoy a good Christmas movie, this is awesome.