| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...proof that canned ham can still taste pretty good." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The performers breathe real life into the characters..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Christopher Borrelli |
"God bless them, every one." more... |
A- |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"Despite the strong ensemble cast and spicy Latin flavor, this holiday fare is a heaping helping of narrative re-hash." more... |
C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...a broad, warm, aspirational 'tis-the-season concoction about a raucous family..." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt, |
"A Merry Puerto Rican Christmas is served with a dash of melodrama, a pinch of comedy and a dose of sentimentality." more... |
B |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...an efficient home-for-Christmas ensemble comedy trimmed with plastic teardrops." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...made with too much heart and skill to be truly bad, but it's too familiar to be truly good." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...like a Christmas present you didn't know you wanted but are delighted to receive." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...makes for enjoyable company over the holidays." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"It's a generally winning diversion, thanks mostly to its likeable ensemble cast." more... |
B- |
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