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The Perfect Holiday (2007) -- Chris Kimball from Cook's magazine shows Harry Smith some nifty recipes for going beyond traditional Christmas cookies as holiday gifts.
The Perfect Holiday (2007) -- A young girl turns to a department store Santa (Chestnut) in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother (Union).
The Perfect Holiday (2007) -- A young girl turns to a department store Santa (Chestnut) in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother (Union).
The Perfect Holiday (2007) -- A young girl turns to a department store Santa (Chestnut) in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother (Union).

Overview

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3.0/10   1,435 votes
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Director:
Lance Rivera
Writers (WGA):
Lance Rivera (written by) &
Marc Calixte (written by) ...
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Release Date:
12 December 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Romance more
Tagline:
This Christmas, the perfect man just happens to be Santa.
Plot:
A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother. | add synopsis
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Less than PERFECT HOLIDAY more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Morris Chestnut ... Benjamin Armstrong

Gabrielle Union ... Nancy

Faizon Love ... Jamal

Charles Q. Murphy ... J-Jizzy (as Charlie Murphy)

Katt Williams ... Delicious
Jill Marie Jones ... Robin

Rachel True ... Brenda
Malik Hammond ... John-John

Khail Bryant ... Emily

Pedro Kim ... Clerk

David Anzuelo ... Maintenance Man

Frank Bonsangue ... Police Sergeant
John Bryant ... Rottweiler
Paul Woodburn ... Driver

Modi ... Father in Line
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Perfect Christmas (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for brief language and some suggestive humor.
Runtime:
USA:96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Ben and Jamal are at their lockers after the second time Emily visits Santa, Jamal's toque keeps changing from pulled down to his ears to sitting on top of his head. more
Quotes:
Jamal: Hi, I'm Santa's Number One Elf!
Brenda: More like numbers one through ten...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-12-15)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
It Happened One Christmas more

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38 out of 51 people found the following comment useful:-
Less than PERFECT HOLIDAY, 1 December 2007
5/10
Author: msims1 from Palm Harbor, FL

Queen Latifah is the reason we attended the advance screening of PERFECT HOLIDAY in our area. If she is your only reason for viewing this movie, you might be as disappointed as we were. My husband would have bolted after 15 minutes, but in deference to me, he sat through the entire movie. He did laugh once, towards the end of the movie, at a cryptic comment uttered by Terrence Howard's character in front of a closed outlet mall. I won't spoil the movie for you by telling you the line, but you will probably laugh, too. Speaking of Terrence Howard, he must have owed Queen Latifah BIG TIME to appear in this movie, especially as the humbug to her holiday.

The movie has some warm, touching moments, with a little bit (very little bit) of comedy and (more than a little bit) love. It is just too bland and average to warrant a night out, especially at today's ticket prices. Wait for the DVD, or better yet, wait for cable (unless you really have to see the Queen). Please don't spoil your perfect holidays by going out of your way to see this movie.

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