Phony, disingenuous family entertainment, suffocated by its green bean casserole approach to Middle America, spineless cardboard characters and paper-thin plot "twists."
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The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Hard not to pelt the screen with rotten fruit when confronted with a film like Christmas With The Kranks.
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PremierePeter Debruge
PremierePeter Debruge
Kranks is the type of grim holiday movie that reminds you of all that is noxious and insincere about the Christmas season and then chases it down with a sickly-sweet reversal
As the year stumbles toward its conclusion and critics begin penning their best-and-worst compendiums, here's a holiday contender fit for the all-time Naughty List.