| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...well stocked with crowd-pleasing options." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...what audiences will enjoy most is the music." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Geoff Berkshire |
"...a satisfying package lovingly wrapped with warm-hearted spirit." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Animated acting and the sheer chaos of this squabbling family give the film a comic buoyancy." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...well-directed and not without abundant charms. But at two full hours it can feel as exhausting as a holiday dinner with your own family." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Laura Kern |
"Boisterous and bittersweet, the film is not dull, but it does feel hopelessly overstuffed, with scant time to devote to any one story line." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
G. Allen Johnson |
"It's warm, witty and alive, with a fantastic cast and a belief in its characters that transcends its formulaic tendencies." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Spletzer |
"It's just harmless and bland and dull and predictable, and sometimes that's worse than a bad movie." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"It's a cut above the standard heartwarming fare that fills theaters this time of year..." more... |
B- |
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