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Home For The Holidays LIMITED EDITION 2 DISC DVD Set Includes Featurette of the Making of Nothing Like the Holidays and Film Soundtrack Actors: Luis Guzmán, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Freddy Rodríguez Genres: Comedy PG-13     1hr 38min Special edition includes film soundtrack and a feature of the making of Nothing Like the Holidays! — Review — If Nothing Like the Holidays appears to have little in common with Frank Capra's small-town perennial It's a Wonde...  more »rful 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  « less

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Movie Details Actors: Luis Guzmán, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Freddy Rodríguez Creators: Luis Guzmán, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Freddy Rodríguez, Melonie Diaz, Vanessa Ferlito, Jay Hernandez, Elizabeth Peña Genres: Comedy Sub-Genres: Comedy Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Subtitled Theatrical Release Date: 00/00/2008 Run Time: 1hr 38min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Edition: Limited Edition MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Subtitles: English, Spanish See Also: Nothing Like the Holidays [Blu-ray] Nothing Like The Holidays Similar Movies El Cantante 26    R   2007   1hr 56min     Four Christmases Blu-ray Director: Seth Gordon 77    PG-13   2009   1hr 28min     Living the Life Director: Alex Munoz 5    R   2005   1hr 26min Quinceanera 15    R   2007   1hr 31min This Christmas Director: Preston A. Whitmore II 27    PG-13   2008   1hr 57min     A Nanny For Christmas Director: Michael Feifer 5    NR   2010   1hr 28min The Open Road 19    PG-13   2009   1hr 30min Four Christmases Director: Seth Gordon 111    PG-13   2009   1hr 28min     My Family Director: Gregory Nava 15    R   2004   2hr 8min The Family Stone Full Screen Edition 274    PG-13   2006   1hr 43min     Hoodwinked Too Hood vs Evil Director: Mike Disa 11    PG   2011   1hr 27min     Coopers' Christmas Director: - 3    NR   2010   1hr 32min Maldeamores 4    R   2008   1hr 28min Similarly Requested DVDs Enough Said Blu-ray 17     Grosse Pointe Blank Director: George Armitage 170    R   1998   1hr 47min     Sex and the City The Complete Second Season Directors: Alan Taylor, Allen Coulter, Allison Anders, Daniel Algrant, Darren Star 125    2001   9hr 0min     Lawrence of Arabia Single Disc Edition Director: David Lean 98    G   2002   3hr 36min     Will Grace - Season Two Director: James Burrows 57    NR   2004   10hr 0min     Teacher's Pet Director: Timothy Björklund 25    PG   2004   1hr 14min     Kathy Griffin - Allegedly Director: Keith Truesdell 23    NR   2004   1hr 26min     ER The Complete Sixth Season Director: Julianna Margulies 32    2006   16hr 16min     The Best of Bananas Comedy Bunch Volume 2 11     Friday Night Lights The Second Season Directors: Allison Liddi, Daniel Attias, David Boyd, Dean White, Jeffrey Reiner 27    NR   2008   11hr 25min

Member Movie Reviews K. K. (GAMER) Reviewed on 11/27/2024... Slowburn. A few things that should have been omitted but overall a good family holiday story.