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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithIt is a better option than the third "Santa Clause."
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThough DeVito and Chenoweth bring a rough plebeian charm to the proceedings, it's nothing short of tragic to see the great Ferris Bueller relegated to grimacing straight man.
- Like a fatally snarled string of Christmas lights, Deck the Halls promises holiday cheer but delivers only frustration.
- 38Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneNobody expects every holiday film to ascend to classic status; in fact, we're happy to let most fade from memory as soon as the decorations are taken off the trees. We can, however, demand they live up to a certain level of fun, thereby allowing parents to watch along with their kids without plotting the most direct route to the exit.
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanBroderick is uptight; DeVito is obnoxious; and, somewhere, Nathan Lane is thanking his lucky stars he didn't get roped into this dreck.
- 30VarietyBrian LowryVarietyBrian LowryA lifeless, workmanlike comedy conceived to provide holiday shoppers an inoffensive respite from the mall.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe sheer nastiness of the jealous one-upmanship and angry sabotage puts a damper on the yuletide comedy. You're much better off watching a DVD of "Bad Santa."
- 16Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIt is so contrived and utterly stupid in every way that it surely must be the nadir of the genre.
- 0San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoBelongs in the holiday hall of shame.