DVD Review: Four Christmases

Rated PG13 for brief language, some sexual humor, slapstick violence

Starring Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth

Happily unmarried Brad and Kate spend their Christmas vacations traveling to warm, exotic locations all while telling their dysfunctional families (both have divorced parents, hence part of their excuse for not tying the knot themselves) that they are elsewhere around the world doing charity work just to avoid spending Christmas with them. All goes to plan until a heavy fog covers the entire city, canceling all flights and Brad and Kate get stuck being interviewed by local news crews. Next thing you know, their phones are ringing with family members saying they saw them on TV and would love to have them stop by for Christmas, since their plans are now canceled.

And so is our film, as we watch Brad and Kate visit each dysfunctional part of their family.

For a Christmas movie, while not as funny as classics such as A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation, this one ended up being a lot funnier than was expected with a pretty good cast too! While Brad and Kate loathe their families at the beginning of the film, like most Christmas films, they eventually come around and embrace the idea of family and realize what's important in life.

If you're like for a funny Christmas film you may not have seen before, be sure to check out Four Christmases.