Movie Review for I'll Be Home for Christmas

Summary: A comedy centered on Jake Wilkinson, a self-absorbed prep school student, who, just days before Christmas awakens to find himself stranded in the middle of a California desert--wearing a Santa suit and a white beard glued to his face. The butt of a payback by the football team who thinks he double-crossed them by not providing the correct answers to a finals test, Jake has to finds a way to get to New York by 6:00p.m. on Christmas Eve--and catch up with his girlfriend Allie who is on the road with the school stud Eddie--or risk forfeiting the Porche his father promised if he willing comes home for the holidays. As Jake desperately hitchhikes his way east, everyone he meets unwittingly sets into motion a comedy of errors as they look to Santa for help and advice.

                         Reviews of I'll Be Home for Christmas
By Bob Fenster of Arizona Republic (7/0)
            A consistent source of chuckles.

By Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times (7/0)
            I'll Be Home for Christmas will appeal to people who fail to care if nothing good happens in a mo...

By Steven Boone of Citysearch (7/0)
            Jonathan Taylor Thomas is completely out of his element as the smooth-talking operator.

By David Noh of Film Journal International (7/0)
            I'll Be Home for Christmas asks the impossible of us.

By Steve Rhodes of Internet Reviews (7/0)
            The most awkward aspect of the movie is the dialog.

By James Sanford of Kalamazoo Gazette (7/0)
            Next to this, 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians' looks like a work of depth and brilliance.

                         Reviews of I'll Be Home for Christmas
By Sue Pierman of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/0)
            Like a big box of holiday chocolates: There's a lot of variety, and though the quality is a bit u...

By Elias Savada of Nitrate Online (7/0)
            Family fare. Pure, sweet, and PG-rated.

By Edward Johnson-Ott of NUVO Newsweekly (7/0)
            It's mixture of smiles and sentiment is good enough for the film to qualify as a mildly pleasant ...

By James Berardinelli of ReelViews (7/0)
            The ultimate insult to a film-goer!

By Jack Garner of Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/0)
            The results are only slightly better than coal in your stocking.

By Michael O'Sullivan of Washington Post (7/0)
            Too sophisticated for thumb-suckers, but far too stupid for anyone else.

                         Reviews of I'll Be Home for Christmas
By Lawrence Van Gelder of New York Times (3/5) Login Required (Login Required)
            If you've never had the urge to kick Santa Claus, this might be just the irksome misadventure int...

Movie Distributors
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Production Companies
Mandeville Films
Leo Productions

Movie Studios
Walt Disney Pictures