The Eyes Of A Spectator

I will admit, I did not plan on seeing this movie, at is not my type. It is my mother's type however, and it was her weekend. She hates anything that's fiction, action violent and along those lines. So were limited to practically nothing except this movie. I was surprised to see that Vince Vaughn was working with Reese Witherspoon. I guess they are working at it to get into more semi-serious movie grounds, as this movie isn't all comedy.

Review of "Four Christmases."

Plot Summary.
There's a couple who are extremely happy with how their life is going. They have fun, they have sex, and they like it the way it is. They are also against changing anything besides what they are doing already. They don't want to get married, don't want to have kids, and also don't want to spend Christmas with their family, great eh? So while they had a ticket planned to go to Fiji, all the planes were canceled at the airport, and they had to resort to going to all of their parents, because they were caught on live TV. That's the general idea. While they are at their parents houses, they all discover things about each other, and now their love is shrouded in mysterious mystery about their previous lives.

The Good.
I must state that I really like Robert Duvall a lot and he's one of my favorite actors. I think overall they did a great job with the casting, because I think everyone fit their roles. The acting was pretty good too, especially with Jon Favreau, whom I adore for his here and there short skits on random TV shows, and movies. I think the story line is pretty good too, because I haven't heard anything like it before. The comedy aspect of the movie was really good, because it didn't make you laugh through the whole movie, but kept you dramatically aware, which I think the director was aiming for.

The Bad.
One, I'd like to ask how the hell over 100 planes would get canceled, seriously that rarely happens, if anything delayed at most. Also, visiting 4 separate families on one day? Common, there's no way that's physically possible. Oh yeah, and I wouldn't ever see a couple like that in real life. I don't think that type of relationship can exist in this world. There aren't many bads that I can think off, overall I'd say it's a well off movie.

My Overall Thought.
I don't really have much to say about this movie, that's why I was very quick to review it. I think it's a good movie to see if your just around with your mother, or a woman, girlfriend etc. It's not a spectacular movie where everyone wants to see it immediately. Actually, I haven't even heard of this movie around that much. It wasn't advertised that much.

My Rating.
Yeah, this so so movie is an okay movie as a chick flick during Christmas. I give this mediocre movie a 6 out of 10. I'd give it a higher score, but it doesn't appeal to me and wouldn't feel right.