Brad (Vince Vaughn)
and Kate (Reese
Witherspoon) try to
manage four
Christmas visits to
each of their
divorced parents
when a planned
tripped to Fiji is
cancelled. During
the trip, the couple
finds themselves
amongst family drama
as well as their
own.
Vince Vaughn and
Reese Witherspoon?
Even on-screen they
seem oddly placed
together. The two
just don't
complement each
other visually or
mentally. As Vaughn
is well-known for
his quick witted,
even more-so
narcissistic humor,
coupled with the
sometimes cute by a
bit irritating lisp,
tee-thy,
questionable
comedy of Reese
Witherspoon, the two
somehow, someway
ended up making a
film together.
At first appearing
kismet, Brad and
Kate seem so
together that it
almost warrants
jealousy as if it
were mandatory.
Married couples
can't understand why
these two won't
'commit' by jumping
the broom. Not Kate
and Brad, their
interested in the
'real', using their
families complicated
histories as the
reason why they
won't end up like
them. And the day
proves that theory's
justifiable as
Brad's trashy family
next to Kate's
uppity tattle tale
siblings aren't to
be relatively
duplicated.
However, with all
the great physical
comedy between the
cast and the
two, the chemistry
is ignited when Brad
(Vaughn) decides to
call Kate
(Witherspoon) out
her name in a
crowded club after
an unsuccessful
attempted approach.
The berated Kate at
first protests but
after even more
derogatory
statements the two
find themselves
having sex in the
club bathroom
resulting in him
moving in the same
night with her.
Somewhere in this
world this must
happen otherwise
this story-line
wouldn't exist.
As if there isn't
enough shortage of
women behind the
camera when one
decides to come in
front the lens must
they be subjecting
to demeaning lines?
Yes, a Christmas
film can have humor,
adult comedy and the
alike but at some
point some things
aren't funny
anymore. Like being
called a Bitch.
It would have been
great to get through
a humorous holiday
film without feeling
like good girls
always fall for bad
boys. Even if it is
true.
