100 Word Reviews - Four Christmases (2008)

The prerequisite for a comedy is that it be funny, a concept that clearly no one explained to Vince Vaughn as he once again manages to star in a film that is as funny as 12 Years a Slave. I enjoy light-hearted Christmas comedies, but when they are this poorly written it is impossible to find any redeeming features. Vince Vaughn is like catnip for shit films, but Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall and Jon Favreau should really know better. Worse still, this film encourages violence, because upon watching it I felt a sudden urge to stab myself in the eyes.