Deck the Halls (2006)

Comedy / Family/Kids

1 hr. 35 min.

Hollywood Christmas movie with Dan DeVito and Matt Broderick as neighbors who compete to see who can build the biggest and gaudiest Christmas light display.

Rated PG for some crude and suggestive humor, and for language

Directed by: John P. Whitesell

Starring: Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth, Kristin Davis, Alia Shawkat

Theatrical Release Date: 11/22/2006

Release Type: Wide

U.S. Box Office: $35,092,918

Video/DVD Release Date: 11/06/2007

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Country: USA

Language: English

Offsite: IMDB | Official Site

CRITIC	RATING	QUOTE
Chicago Sun-Times Richard Roeper	2	You cannot believe how excruciatingly awful this movie is.
Chicago Tribune Jessica Reaves	4	Nobody expects every holiday film to ascend to classic status; in fact, we're happy to let most fade from memory as soon as the decorations are taken off the trees. We can, however, demand they live up to a certain level of fun, thereby allowing parents to watch along with their kids without plotting the most direct route to the exit.
E! Luke Y. Thompson	0	...it's just frustrating to note that when they blow themselves up with fireworks or fall into frozen pools, they don't actually die.
New York Post Kyle Smith	6	The gags are familiar, but there are random funny moments...
TV Guide Ken Fox	5	...this loud and obnoxious holiday comedy boasts a fine cast and little else.
Reel Pam Grady	5	The word "comedy" only applies loosely...
Slant Magazine Nick Schager	2	...a dimbulb confection in which Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito play mean-spirited practical jokes on each other like nitwit third graders.
New York Times A. O. Scott	2	...an inept, curdled mixture of sappiness and crude humor.
Los Angeles Times Sam Adams	3	Like a fatally snarled string of Christmas lights, Deck the Halls promises holiday cheer but delivers only frustration.
People Leah Rozen	3	Little more than an extended mediocre sitcom...
LA Weekly Ella Taylor	2	What is it about the holiday season that brings lazy filmmakers to pitch meetings with Frank Capra knockoffs clutched in their sweaty paws?
Village Voice Ella Taylor	2	What is it about the holiday season that brings lazy filmmakers to pitch meetings with Frank Capra knockoffs clutched in their sweaty paws?
Onion AV Club Nathan Rabin	3	...rancid...

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ALL AVERAGE CRITIC RATING	3.0
AVERAGE USER RATING (2 ratings)	5.0