Nothing Like the Holidays

Latino family gets together for Christmas and to welcome home one of their number from Iraq. Good solid family drama Shines thanks to a super cast (Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Pena, John Leguizamo, Luis Guzman, etc etc). To be certain the story... Full review

There has been nothing on a Holiday film told from the point-of-view of a Latino family. That is until "Nothing Like The Holidays". Being a latino myself, at first I was dubious that this theme would fly and devour creativity in... Full review

NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS (2008) **1/2 Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Pena, Freddy Rodriguez, Luis Guzman, Jay Hernandez, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Vanessa Ferlito, Melonie Diaz. Better than anticipated yet predictable dramedy about a close-knit Latino family in Chicago who re-unite for Christmas... Full review

finally a movie is made about my home place in chicago.i was born and rise in humbolt park until left for puerto rico in 2002..the movie was wonderful,only two soft part..the Christmas neighborhood gathering singing thru out the area is long... Full review

Sort of a Puerto Rican version of "The Family Stone", this holiday movie may be lacking in originality but more than makes up for it with it's humor and heart. Very talented cast of actors, especially Freddy Rodriguez, John Leguizamo, and... Full review

It's a shame that most people probably will skip this film - because it's a good holiday film with a good message behind it. While you have films like Four Christmases out that are the same romcom you've seen 38 times... Full review

It's a shame that most people probably will skip this film - because it's a good holiday film with a good message behind it. While you have films like Four Christmases out that are the same romcom you've seen 38 times... Full review

It's a shame that most people probably will skip this film - because it's a good holiday film with a good message behind it. While you have films like Four Christmases out that are the same romcom you've seen 38 times... Full review

It's a shame that most people probably will skip this film - because it's a good holiday film with a good message behind it. While you have films like Four Christmases out that are the same romcom you've seen 38 times... Full review

Christmas has become so commercialized, no thanks to Santa Claus and the spirit of consumerism having to buy, buy, and buy some more to meet those pesky wish-lists of friends and family. I guess there's this feel good feeling to this... Full review

The ensemble cast boasts some of the finest actors in the business. The script by Rick Najera and Alison Swan is unfocused and flabby with several relatively pointless scenes that are ended by convenient cellphone calls. ... Full Review

The crisis - central to the story - also brings to the surface the family's deep bonds that go beyond their petty differences. Younger son Jesse (Freddy Rodriguez) has just returned from a harrowing tour in Iraq and faces a difficult reunion with a former girlfriend. ... Full Review

You can always cut to him; you can always rely on him to act truthfully and surprisingly in the situation at hand. guez masterfully emphasizes presence over raw performance, drawing the audience in quietly. ... Full Review

It makes for an entirely predictable yet paradoxically anticlimatic movie..... ... Full Review

Nothing Like the Holidays" works so well because it is made with love. But "Nothing Like the Holidays" is better than most. Roxanna (Vanessa Ferlito) isn't as successful an actress as everyone thinks. ... Full Review

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