The Christmas Break

2023

Comedy

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 32% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 32%
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 760 760

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Plot summary

A married couple travel from Chicago to spend Christmas with the wife's family in a small town in Ireland. This is a holiday which will test their patience—and their marriage.

Director

Prarthana Mohan Photo
Prarthana Mohan

Top cast

Justin Long Photo
Justin Long as Jack Bradford
Bríd Ní Neachtain Photo
Bríd Ní Neachtain as Nadine Reilly
Ruth Kearney Photo
Ruth Kearney as Maeve
Mark Huberman Photo
Mark Huberman as Malcolm
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922.48 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
50 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 4
1.67 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
50 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 5 / 10

problem with premise

Kid-friendly Jack Bradford (Justin Long) is happily married to Caroline (India Mullen) in Chicago. He suggests trying for a kid, but she maneuvers out of it by using his LARPing. They go back to her Irish home town for Christmas. Her father owns the century-old family pub, but it is being challenged by Caroline's hunky ex Cormac O'Leary and his karaoke machine. The clan is battling him in Gaelic football.This is a little different than the normal basic TV rom-com movie. This one has Justin Long. He's too good. Maybe he did this for the Irish vacation. The bigger problem is the baby issue. The movie is trying to push Caroline into having a baby when she doesn't want it. I don't know if it could be made funny. At least, this movie doesn't achieve it. As much as Justin Long tries with the kids, the premise keeps pulling the movie down. It also makes Caroline into a wet blanket with a wondering eye. This really needs to rewrite her character.
Reviewed by jamestakisblain 5 / 10

Meh

I tried watching this and got through some of it, but it was so cloying and shallow that I had to stop watching it before wanting to throw things at the TV. I gave it 5 stars because the dialogue, pacing and filmography are adequate, but I never could really care for any of the characters. The peripheral characters that pop up once the couple arrives in Ireland seem so shallow, and their implied backstories have no emotional impact on the viewer. The premise of disagreeing on having children is a big yawn. Have them or don't--whatever. I tuned in because I hadn't been to Ireland, but frankly I could go to YouTube and find videos there if I want because the scenery is surely more interesting than the characters in the show.
Reviewed by ursathedog 2 / 10

Ridiculous and lazy

Is this the worst movie ever made? Well there's been a lot of bad Christmas films made and many of them are shown on afternoon TV, so I'd have to say it's not quite as bad as those but boy it is bad! It's another of those movies where an innocent American experiences the kind of Ireland that doesn't exist in reality and never did. Full of lame Oirish stereotypes and a ridiculous predictable plot it's just a total waste of time. In fact I felt embarrassed for the cast, it's that bad. The trashing of Fairytale of New York, probably the best Christmas song ever written, is just unforgivable. The storyline, if you could call it that, is totally predictable which I wouldn't mind if it had a shred of humour or reality but unfortunately it has neither. Give it a wide berth. Nothing to see here.
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