Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

DeborahPainter855 If there was a Christmas themed film that failed to deliver any entertainment as completely as this one, I would like to know what it was.I only watched it because I was unable to go somewhere else to see something on TV, and was pretty much stuck where I was.I like Danny De Vito but he seemed to be wishing he were in some other movie here. I like Matthew Broderick but his character is kind of colorless. These actors were wasted in the movie and it is a shame. The other actors were lacking in appeal. I could not understand why any parent would think that maxing out his credit cards to do something as inane as decorating a house so brightly that it could be seen from space, at a time when he was fired from his job, would consider this a positive goal. Maybe he is just nuts. It was not a funny film in spite of or because of this theme.Just bad.

willcundallreview Rating-4/10Deck the Halls is a festive film full of thrills spills and jokes, unfortunately none of them work and you finish watching this neither filled with holiday cheer or a hurting stomach from laughing too much. The film tries very hard to be a comedy that then also tries too hard to bring jokes rather than any jolly feel, overall just leaves you feeling this movie to be Poor, and a strong one of that.The story is a very fast paced one, lots of gags and they are very slapstick orientated. I felt throughout the jokes are just not well made enough, some have a little mind put into them but end up being wasted and too predictable. The plot even becomes tiring by the end and the feud seen within the movie becomes stale and flat where as a Christmas film doing it right would have changed course to make it more interesting to the viewer.The acting in truth is one of the if not the worst part of the movie, Matthew Broderick is just not good whatsoever in this and fails completely as the main character Steve Finch. Danny DeVito could possibly top Broderick's performance and do even worse as he is just so unreal and unbelievable, you can't help feel any old person from the street could have done a better job. Other than those two the cast remain fairly subdued and even actors such as Kristin Davis fail to shine.The directing is a bit of a fail and although I don't want to sound a critic who offends, the directing is of absolutely no help to the movie and if anything they should have just improvised for the film. The script offers little originality and I still can't help feeling that if they had brought in a more experienced writer then we may have seen a funnier piece. I enjoyed the Christmas design coursing thorough but to say this movie oozes festive sparkle, well I would be straight lying.It may seem I am disgusted by this film but in truth it is only poor, it has as I mentioned a nice Christmas step, the feeling may not be the there but the look is. A few jokes produced a kind of slight snigger and although maybe I felt a slight bit of remorse afterwards at laughing at such things, I guess I can't help but at least try to locate my funny bone.If you like a good old comedy Christmas flick, well avoid this as it won't fulfil your needs, but if you don't mind an unkind movie with a bit of a haphazard plot then you may find this suitable entertainment. One thing I did feel whilst watching was that it tends to follow the same lines as other Christmas like films, the naughty and not nice nature of the movie feels like it's been done before but I do think people could like that part about it.Overall I give this a 4/10 and found it to be Strongly a Poor and unreasonable film but one that somehow stays stable enough not to become truly awful. Just try to watch it in a happy if not happy an slightly mischievous mood and you may find it pleasant enough viewing, watch it in a normal critic mode well you will not like it and if anyone laughs throughout this movie a lot, well my hats off to them.

namashi_1 'Deck the Halls' is A Decent Watch! It has some funny moments & energetic performances working for it. Time-Pass!'Deck the Halls' Synopsis: Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.'Deck the Halls' is flawed, but funny nonetheless. Sure, some jokes are lame, but I did laugh at some places. Matt Corman, Chris Ord & Don Rhymer's Screenplay could've been funnier, but there is something funny about it. John Whitesell's Direction is lively. Cinematography & Editing are very ordinary.Performance-Wise: Danny DeVito & Matthew Broderick are splendid actors & they are a joy to watch. As feuding neighbors, they both deliver wonderfully. Kristin Davis & Kristin Chenoweth are adequate. Kal Penn appears in a cameo. On the whole, 'Deck the Halls' is funny in parts.

WakenPayne The premise of this movie basically is that a man who is "The Christmas Guy" has a new neighbour who intends to have his house seen from space (why???) by putting up as much Christmas lights as possible, the Christmas guy doesn't want this guy to take over his role and he tries to sabotage it. Whilst also getting into disastrous and awkward situations that really aren't funny. I won't go into detail though.However the ending though is one I can see coming from miles away. Devito's character knows that Broderick's character is sabotaging his Christmas lights and eventually they resolve everything. However they resolve it I don't care. It wasn't particularly memorable. None of the characters were likable.Nothing out of this movie is particularly memorable or any good.