Anyone who leaves a bad review for this movie is just... what? It's not the best move ever by any means. You may read that's its silly, ridiculous and stupid or whatever else, but this movie isn't meant to be serious. That's the point, it knows that it's ridiculous. It's far better than people make it out to be. I mean, (spoiler) Steve Martin dancing with a trans woman because he runs a suicide hotline, Adam Sandler just showing up with a ukulele, hiding a dead body in a Christmas tree. It's funnt because it's ridiculous, not everything has to be witty humor.

Love this movie, it's the only "Christmas" movie I like (other than the original Grinch (not Jim Carey), which is not really a movie). Besides the "father of the bride" movies this is the only Steve Martin movie I can even tolerate. Wish we had more movies like this with a great ensemble cast. Everybody does their character so well and portrays them with such a natural grace it doesn't seem contrived. Yes the plot is unlikely but not so far-fetched that it doesn't make a great holiday story. I wish we had more happy ever after holiday stories that began as something wacky. Madeline Kahn does her character so well. It is so fun to see the young Adam Sandler as a odd character (for him). The cameo by John Stewart, long before he was known as anybody, that is so out of character with his present image, is hysterical. & the cameo by Rob Reiner is just a little icing on the cake.

First of all - this is a remake, a remake of what may be the most funny and most viewed comedies by french people (I wouldn't be surprised if half the french population could recite the entire movie lines by heart).But where the original version was outrageous, provocative, disrespectful, politically incorrect etc... it has been watered down to nothing in the Steve Martin version. Everything that was funny is just blended down to a family viewing version which loose all appeal and originality. A total disaster and a shame.

I can understand the negative reviews by those who compare it to the original film (which I haven't seen), but some of the other reviews are just ridiculous.This is a truly charming film with some singularly quirky and entertaining performances, as well as more cameos than you can shake a stick at. And yeah, it's a dark film set during the holidays - a time when suicides go up, so what's more appropriate than a comedy featuring a suicide hotline? Yeah, the movie is a bit slow and even a bit of a downer at times, but that's non profit work for you. It does eventually arrives at a happy ending, but it earns it.This is EASILY Adam Sandler's best film - he's funny, goofy and charming - and Madeline Kahn is hilarious in this as well.I love grape jelly!