Christmas with the Kranks
A Film Review By Clyde Ayles
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While not as
funny as, shall we say, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, CHRISTMAS WITH
THE KRANKS has some very funny moments. TIM ALLEN in his third Christmas movie
( The Santa Clause 1 & 2) along with JAMIE LEE CURTIS ( who proved she can
handle comedy very well in Freaky Friday) play the Kranks, a couple who are
adored by their friends in their suburban Illinois community. Why? you ask.
Because of their over the top devotion to Christmas every year. They have a huge
party every Christmas eve and everyone is invited. The house is decorated with
hundreds of lights. there is a seven foot Frosty The Snowman on the roof just
dazzling the street. But this year will be different, they are skipping
Christmas and using the money to go on a cruise. Their only child, their teenage
daughter will not be there for the holiday. She is leaving for college. It won't
be the same. The town is in an uproar, how can the Kranks abandon them. There
will be no Christmas eve party, no Frosty, They are labeled the Scrooges.
Never is this movie boring. It is fast paced and at times very, very funny.
It teaches us that because things don't always go our way, we can still be there
for others. The screenplay is by CHRIS COLUMBUS (Home Alone) from a story by
John Grisham titled Skipping Christmas. Joe Roth (America's Sweethearts) helmed
the Director's chair. This has got to be around longer than Surviving
Christmas. Do you remember that one. Better yet, did you even see it? SEE YA
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