Synopsis
Walter Meyer is a retired mechanic who lost the love of his life one year earlier. Now that the holiday season is here, he invites daughters Rachel and Cheryl and sons Christian and Evan to his house for a traditional celebration. Poor Walter soon realizes that if his bickering children and the rest of the family can spend five days together under the same roof, it will truly be a Christmas miracle.
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Cast
- Kimberly EliseCheryl
- Omar EppsMalachi
- Danny GloverWalter
- John Michael HigginsBrooks
- Romany MalcoChristian
- Mo'NiqueAunt May
- Nicole Ari ParkerSonya
- J.B. SmooveUncle Lonnie
- Gabrielle UnionRachel
- Gladys KnightDorothy
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
David E. Talbert, the writer-director of Almost Christmas, has assembled a gifted cast and given them a chance to stretch out and play with their roles. He has made a heartwarming gripe-and-grouchfest that pushes a lot of buttons, though with a vivacity that’s exuberantly funny and sincere. - 78
TheWrap
If you love Christmas movies for all the reasons that make them Christmas movies, Almost Christmas is a Christmas movie for you. - 63
Movie Nation
As holiday movie comfort food, it more than fills the bill. - 63
Chicago Tribune
For all the over-the-top operatic moments — car wrecks and prom throwbacks and rifles at the dinner table — there's something about the wild tonal shifts and chaos of Almost Christmas that rings true about the holiday season. - 58
The A.V. Club
Whatever its faults, this is a nice movie, a crowdpleaser best experienced with an appreciative audience. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film is most affecting in its simpler moments, particularly those revolving around food. - 40
Village Voice
Writer-director Talbert similarly follows formula for the overcrowded and overplotted Noel-season movie, ladling out too-generous portions of churchiness, multigenerational dance-off, and Mars vs. Venus sermonizing. - 38
Chicago Sun-Times
What a waste of a wonderful cast.
