I really liked this movie...more what a real family goes through getting together for Christmas than many screen depictions, complete with breakups, family secrets and skeletons. Maybe you won't like this if you don't like to go to the movies that feature disappointment and bitterness. But it's leavened with some very funny stuff, too, just like real life. Interesting, because Daniele Thompson, who directed, wrote this with her son Christopher.
The American Christmas carols on the soundtrack are a little nauseating...I hear too much of them in department stores...but it is a reflection of the Americanization of France and this holiday.
The acting is well-done. I especially liked Claude Rich as the father and Charlotte Gainesbourg as the youngest daughter. I generally love Emmanuelle Beart, who plays the most Martha Stewart-like of the 3 sisters, but she has a probably the smallest role here.
The American Christmas carols on the soundtrack are a little nauseating...I hear too much of them in department stores...but it is a reflection of the Americanization of France and this holiday.
The acting is well-done. I especially liked Claude Rich as the father and Charlotte Gainesbourg as the youngest daughter. I generally love Emmanuelle Beart, who plays the most Martha Stewart-like of the 3 sisters, but she has a probably the smallest role here.