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Christmas with the Kranks : 3 of 5
12.03.2004 8:36 PM \| Link	Why are there so few new Christmas movies this year? Oh well, at least it's another holiday with Tim Allen. The Santa Clause movies are much better than this year's effort, but I still enjoyed the Kranks. It's fun to see the semi-militant neighborhood and how they try to force decorating on the poor family, who just wants to take a cruise since their daughter is off with the Peace Corps (I imagine my pal Ryan's neighborhood is the same way!). Of course, their daughter finds a way to come home, so they have to do a million things in one day. The grocery story scene reminded me of Arnold in Jingle All The Way, but I liked the mysterious Marty (could he be Santa?). My pal Melinda (who has read the book) said they added the whole burglar thing, and it definitely did seem tacked on. The soundtrack of contemporary holiday favorites was better than usual - I'll definitely have to check some of those out on the iTunes Music Store! Anyway, this movie didn't deliver on the Christmas magic (meaning tears for Mikey), but it was still a lot of fun to see beautiful lights and snow and some family togetherness for Christmas. Labels: movies


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