Vaughn delivers every line with his usual deadpan glibness, which suits the part. But I smiled as I watched the big-bellied, multi-chinned actor connecting with the porcelain, model-thin Witherspoon.
The result is two bad movies in one: a gimmicky romantic comedy, and one of those seasonal headaches that submits loud family dysfunction as a vehicle for Christmas cheer.
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VarietyTodd McCarthy
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Oddly misanthropic, occasionally amusing but thoroughly cheerless holiday attraction that is in no way a family film.
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The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Bad enough to create one of the most joyless Christmas movies ever, but then to go for an unearned feel-good ending adds insult to injury.
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Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
Austin ChronicleSteve Davis
This year's entry in this lowly subgenre is Four Christmases, a D-list comedy with A-list actors.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
The movie doesn't offer a single surprise within its scant 82 minutes, which feel like at least twice that.