Nothing Like the Holidays PG-13
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 5, 2010
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Freddy Rodriguez & John Leguizamo | |
Performer: | Debra Messing, Melonie Diaz, Ramses Jimenez, Elizabeth Peña, Jay Hernandez, Alfred Molina & Vanessa Ferlito | |
Directed by | Alfredo de Villa | |
Screenwriting by | Rick Najera, Ted Perkins & Alison Swan | |
Composition by | Paul Oakenfold | |
Produced by | George Tillman, Jr. & Robert Teitel | |
Director of Photography: | Scott Kevan | |
Executive Production by | Rene Rigal, Paul Kim, Reid Brody & Freddy Rodriguez |
Entertainment Reviews:
Harmless, predictable, contrived -- if those are the best things you can say about a movie I think you should definitely skip it.
At the Movies
Rating: 3/4 --
With help from a lively cast and a twist on the formula, it seems fresh and enticing -- like a Christmas present you didn't know you wanted but are delighted to receive.
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San Francisco Chronicle
There are some standout performances from some young stars on the rise.
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At the Movies
Rating: 55/100 --
Same people, different dishes on the dinner table.
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Paste Magazine
NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS is this year's warm and fuzzy Christmas movie....The film offers some funny and heartwarming moments...us
USA Today
[A]n efficient home-for-Christmas ensemble comedy....The most engaging moments of NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS are the festive party sequences...
New York Times
The ensemble cast boasts some of the finest actors in the business. They do their best to breathe life into the stereotypes, but they simply don't have enough to work with.
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Washington Post
Product Description:
Alfred De Villa (WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, YELLOW) directs this tale of a Puerto Rican family gathering at their family home in Chicago's Humboldt Park for the holidays. On the surface, the Rodriguez family has much to be thankful for this Christmas. Eldest son Mauricio (John Leguizamo) is a lawyer on the verge of making partner and his wife is a Wall Street dynamo (Debra Messing), daughter Roxanna (Vanessa Ferlito) is a movie star, and youngest son Jesse (Freddy Rodriguez) has just returned home from a tour in Iraq. For the first time in years, the three siblings will all be home for the holidays, and their parents, Anna (Elizabeth Peña) and Eduardo (Alfred Molina), are elated. Except that Mauricio's wife isn't Puerto Rican, and despite her mother-in-law's constant pleas, she's in no rush to have a baby. Meanwhile, Roxanna is more of a struggling actress then a star, and Jesse is having a hard time adjusting to regular life and facing Marissa (Melonie Diaz), the "one that got away" when he enlisted. To make matters worse, their mother suspects their father of cheating and has decided that she wants a divorce.
Overall, this is a film about a family coming together for Christmas, but learning much more about each other and themselves. More of a dramedy then a comedy, most of the laughs belong to Luis Guzmán as cousin Johnny. Jay Hernandez also appears as Ozzy, a close family friend who works at Eduardo's bodega and is struggling with his own demons. Leguizamo, Ferlito, and Rodriguez are believable as siblings who love each other even when they can't stand each other. Peña and Molina are well-cast as the matriarch and patriarch who ultimately put family first despite their differences.
Overall, this is a film about a family coming together for Christmas, but learning much more about each other and themselves. More of a dramedy then a comedy, most of the laughs belong to Luis Guzmán as cousin Johnny. Jay Hernandez also appears as Ozzy, a close family friend who works at Eduardo's bodega and is struggling with his own demons. Leguizamo, Ferlito, and Rodriguez are believable as siblings who love each other even when they can't stand each other. Peña and Molina are well-cast as the matriarch and patriarch who ultimately put family first despite their differences.
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- Sales Rank: 107,169
- UPC: 013132158990
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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