|
List Price: $29.98Amazon.com's Price: $19.99 You Save: $9.99 (33%)as of 11/23/2009 18:14 EST details
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Now!
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: STARZ/SPHE
EAN: 0013138004093
Feature: NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS (DVD MOVIE)
Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay Entertainment
MPN: 80040
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 27, 2009
Running Time: 98 minutes
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Features:- NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS (DVD MOVIE)
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 10/27/2009 Run time: 98 minutes Rating: Pg13
Amazon.com:
If Nothing Like the Holidays appears to have little in common with Frank Capra's small-town perennial It's a Wonderful Life, Alfredo De Villa's urban dramedy also mixes the bitter with the sweet. The fireworks begin when Eduardo and Anna Rodriguez (Alfred Molina and Elizabeth Peña) welcome their Puerto Rican brood to celebrate Christmas in Chicago: Iraq War veteran Jesse (Illinois native Freddy Rodríguez), struggling actress Roxanna (Death Proof’s Vanessa Ferlitto), and attorney Mauricio (John Leguizamo) and his tightly-wound spouse, Sarah (Debra Messing). While Roxanna finds herself drawn to family friend Ozzy (Jay Hernandez), a former gang-banger, Jesse struggles with his feelings for ex-girlfriend Marissa (Melonie Diaz), who's moved on in his absence, and Anna laments her lack of grandchildren, but when she announces she's divorcing Edy, a bodega proprietor, the entire clan decides to make the most of their last holiday together. If De Villa's intentions are honorable, and his cast is up to the task--especially Molina and Rodríguez--the two halves of his film make for an awkward fit. Jesse's shell-shocked veteran, for instance, belongs to a different movie than that of his wisecracking cousin, Johnny (Luis Guzmán). Then, when Ozzy picks up a gun in an act of revenge, domestic drama and ethnic comedy collide with the hood flick. Unlike the many brash and materialistic entertainments crowding the multiplex at the end of the year, Nothing Like the Holidays prioritizes cultural and emotional matters, but still registers as more of a missed opportunity than a contemporary classic. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Stills from Nothing Like the Holidays (Click for larger image)
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
While watching "Nothing Like the Holidays" I was repeatedly reminded of the touching/dramatic/ridiculous/hilarious "Home for the Holidays" (directed by Jodie Foster). Dysfunctional family gets together for a holiday, hilarity ensues.
Both movies feature similar themes: family member in denial, family member with career troubles, family with an emotional struggle, and so on. And both movies were hilarious. "Home..." was funny in a mostly dry-witted manner, while "Nothing..." is nearly ... Read More
Rating: -
Heartwarming holiday tail about Christmas with the Rodriguez family. The entire clan has gathered in Chicago to spend the holidays at the family homestead; one son is returning from a tour of duty in Iraq; the other "successful" son is trying to balance his wife's career aspirations with his desire for a child and his mother's yearning for a grandchild, while the Rodriguez daughter returns home from Hollywood with admissions that her life is not as successful and glamourous as otherwise thought...all ... Read More
Rating: -
I got this mostly because I like Debra Messing and I really liked her in this role. The movie is not what you'd call spectacular or award winning, but it's cute and good for a few laughs. It would be a good movie to bring when visiting family for the holidays. There would likely be at least one character everyone could relate to.
Rating:  -
I'm a holiday movie addict. I love anything set to Christmas time. Well almost anything.
What I don't care for are movies that rely on time-tested story material with only minor changes based on family ethnicity and general dynamics.
I'm a realist; many American holiday tales look the same from family to family regardless of cultural heritage. Having been raised in several ethnically diverse households, the biggest differences lie in what we eat, when we go to church, and some ... Read More
Rating: -
As the title of this film suggests, the Rodriguez family Christmas gathering is not exactly Norman Rockwell picture perfect, due to tensions and conflicts between their father, Edy Rodriguez (Alfred Molina), and their mother, Anna (Elizabeth Pena). The Rodriguez children come in from as far away as Iraq, with their youngest son, Jesse (Freddy Rodriguez) coming home wounded in action. While this film boasts a strong Puerto Rican ethnic flavor of life in Chicago's Humboldt Park district, the central themes ... Read More
Television Show
Collectibles
Movie Searches
|
|
|
Search for posters,
art prints, photos, collectables, merchandise, toys, t-shirts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TV Guide
Program listings, celebrity profiles, industry
gossip, movie reviews, puzzle.
More
Entertainment
& TV Magazines
This site is
Hosted
by Bluehost
Read
my Bluehost Review
Most Popular TV collectibles
|
|
Home
Articles
Images
Forum
Search
Shopping
TV Trivia
Watch TV
Wallpaper
