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Christmas with The Kranks
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis,
Julie Gonzalo |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG |
| Released By: |
Sony Pictures |
| Directed By: |
Joe Roth |
| Produced By: |
Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe |
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Christmas with
The Kranks
A Movie Preview |
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What a bummer for John Grisham. Alright, I guess it won’t kill his
pocketbook, but you write a book called “Skipping Christmas,” it’s
pretty popular in the story circles, and you license the story to a
movie studio. The problem is the MPAA folks tell the studio folks that
they can’t name the movie “Skipping Christmas” because it is too close
to the Ben Affleck movie
“Surviving Christmas,” a matter of first
come, first named. I suppose, in the end, it might be better for the
“Kranks” movie people because of all of the crappy press “Surviving
Christmas” has gotten.
Anyway, Tim Allen, who is quickly cornering the “if it’s a
Christmas movie it better have Tim Allen in it” market, plays Luther
Krank. When their daughter decides she won’t be home for Christmas,
and being a little dismayed with the entire Christmas scene, Luther
convinces wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis), that a tropical climate is a
much better place to spend Christmas. She reluctantly agrees, much to
the dismay of the neighbors, who always looked forward to the Krank’s
Christmas displays and general yuletide cheer. Then, at the last
minute, Blair, the daughter, decides she can’t be away from home for
Christmas, and mom and dad only have hours to set up the beautiful
Christmas they are known for. Oh, and yea, hilarity ensues.
Rated PG, this looks like a really cute family film for Christmas
time. Grisham is always a great storyteller, even in his branching
away from legal stuff, so this has tons of potential to be tons of
fun.
That’s it for this preview! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
