Four Christmases

In 2008 Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon figured they would get into the Christmas movie game with “Four Christmases.” With a script that couldn’t be changed due to the writer strike—director Seth Gordon assembled an all-star, award-winning cast including Robert Duvall, Jon Voight, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Jon Favreau and, of course, Dwight Yoakam and Tim McGraw. The story follows Brad and Kate, a couple of yuppies living their best lives and heading out for a tropical Christmas vacation. But when the flight is cancelled, and they are exposed to their families for lying about their plans, they now must make amends and visit all four of their divorced parents in one day. It’s not long before we realize why Brad and Kate lie every year to avoid their families, as they have been trying to keep their awful childhoods under wraps. This leads to some crazy slapstick and over-the-top hijinks… but does it Hold Up? Listen in as Jon, Colin, and Brent discuss this Christmas movie to see if it is one we want to stream every December, or if it has out-lived its welcome and deserves to be on Santa’s bad list.