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Christmas with the Kranks

PG·2004·99m

Comedy

Family

Comedy

Family

Summary

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

Cast

Tim Allen

Luther Krank

Jamie Lee Curtis

Nora Krank

Dan Aykroyd

Vic Frohmeyer

M. Emmet Walsh

Walt Scheel

Elizabeth Franz

Bev Scheel

Erik Per Sullivan

Spike Frohmeyer

Cheech Marin

Officer Salino

Jake Busey

Officer Treen

Austin Pendleton

Umbrella Santa / Marty

Tom Poston

Father Zabriskie

Julie Gonzalo

Blair Krank

René Lavan

Enrique Decardenal

Caroline Rhea

Candi

Felicity Huffman

Merry

Patrick Breen

Aubie

John Short

Ned Becker

Bonita Friedericy

Jude Becker

David Hornsby

Randy Becker

Kevin Chamberlin

Mr. Scanlon

Lyndon Smith

Randy Scanlon

Ryan Pfening

Gus Scanlon

Mark Christopher Lawrence

Wes Trogden

Rachel L. Smith

Trish Trodgen

Vernee Watson-Johnson

Dox

Arden Myrin

Daisy

Jan Hoag

Choir Director

Joe Guzaldo

Burglar

David L. Lander

Tanning Intruder

Kim Rhodes

Office Staff

Patrick O'Connor

Office Staff

Doug Cox

Neighbor #1

Matt Walsh

Neighbor #2

Andy Daly

Husband

Dawn Didawick

Shopper

Cary Thompson

Manager

Julia Roth

Cashier

Taylor Block

Schoolgirl

Eryn Nicole Gonsalves

Schoolgirl

Chelsea Broussard

Schoolgirl

Paul Taylor

Fireman

J.P. Romano

Mailman

Crew

Director

Joe Roth

Novel

John Grisham

Screenplay

Chris Columbus

Reviews

r96sk

December 16, 2020

Suitably amusing.

With that said, <em>'Christmas with the Kranks'</em> certainly starts brighter than it ends. I found fun in the opening portion, especially with the two leads. I didn't like the ending as much, I found it too sappy and untidy. The run time is short though, so that doesn't hamper things much.

Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis are enjoyable at the forefront of the film, with Dan Aykroyd joining them in that bracket with his arrival. The rest of the cast are fine. The plot isn't anything majorly fresh, but it entertained me enough. Fun film.