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Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

leonblackwood Review: This is one of those "Made For TV" movies which you will see around Christmas time. I didn't really find it that funny or slightly interesting but the moral behind the story is good for kids who still believe in Father Christmas. The storyline, which is about a father whose been brought up by a drunken dad, played by Robin Williams, who taught him not to believe in Father Christmas, is pretty weak and the characters weren't that great. When the main character forgets to bring his child's Christmas presents to his parents house, it turns into a road movie because he decides to travel back to his house with his dad and his brother. From there, I thought that the movie might get interesting but the main character keeps on moaning about his bad upbringing and his rocky relationship with his father. I was also hoping that Robin Williams would save the day with his witty humour and crazy one liners but I could see that he wasn't being his normal self. Personally, I got bored after a while and I think the director lost his chance to get the best out of a comedic genius. Disappointing!Round-Up: Every now and again I see actors/actresses play a role which, you can tell, there not enjoying playing. This is the case with Robin Williams in this film who seemed distant and zoned out throughout the film. There was plenty of opportunities for the director to bring out the best of Williams but he seemed to concentrate on the weak main character who got on my nerves after a while. He has been in movies like Ted and Spiderman 2 but I personally can't remember him. As this is one of Robin Williams last films, I'm sure that people will watch this movie because of that point, but he won't be remembered for it. On the plus side, it is short which means that it doesn't drag or become unwatchable.I recommend this movie to people who are into their Happy Christmas movies about a man trying to make Christmas special for his son after being brought up by his father, not to believe in the family tradition. 2/10

steve beard I saw "A Merry Friggin' Christmas", starring Joel McHale-The Soup_tv, Ted; Lauren Graham-Evan Almighty, Bad Santa; Candice Bergen-Boston Legal_tv, Miss Congeniality and Robin Williams-The Crazy Ones_tv, One Hour Photo.This is one of the last 3 movies Robin Williams made before he died on August 11, 2014-This was made before Night at the Museum:Secret of the Tomb and there is one more that he did voice work on as a dog, called Absolutely Anything. This is a comedy where Robin plays a little different than what you are probably used to seeing him in. It is Christmas time and Robin is a grumpy old man in a dysfunctional family that is grumpy because his family, including his son Joel, is coming to visit for the holidays. Joel and his wife, Lauren, want to make a perfect Christmas for their son-it may be his last one to believe in Santa Clause-and of course, everything goes wrong. Besides all the bickering going on, Joel discovers that he left his son's presents at home, which is an 8 hour round trip, if he wants to make it back by sunrise. So Joel and Robin take a road trip while trying to work out their family problems. Candice plays Robin's wife. There are several recognizable actors in cameos; see if you can recognize who is playing the Hobo Santa. At the end of the movie is a dedication to Robin and how he made us all laugh-just not in this movie, though. There is also a scene after the credits involving two other characters, singing in a truck. As I said earlier, it is a different type of role for Robin so if you want a funny send off to remember him by, you will not get it here. It's not a bad movie, just different. It's rated "PG-13" for language and crude humor and has a running time of 1 hour & 28 minutes. It's not Robin Williams' best work but I liked it enough that I would buy it on DVD.

SnoopyStyle Boyd Mitchler (Joel McHale) overcompensates for his miserable childhood Christmas with his loving wife Luann (Lauren Graham) and their two kids. He gets a call from his brother Nelson (Clark Duke). He has a baby when his wife got pregnant from a Mexican ballplayer and ran off. He wants to christen the baby on Christmas Eve. His father Virgil (Robin Williams) is a tough angry man and his mother Donna (Candice Bergen) misses him. His sister Shauna (Wendi McLendon-Covey) is married to the foolish Dave Welnke (Tim Heidecker). He realizes that he left his son's presents at home. He tries to make the 8 hour round trip but when his car breaks down, he has to get a ride with his bitter father.Tristram Shapeero is usually a TV director and this is done at an even lower level than that. Maybe he called in a lot of favors because there are a lot of great actors in this. Sadly they are mostly wasted in an unfunny dysfunctional family. It feels underwritten with a definite lack of good jokes. McHale and Robin Williams have nothing but anger between them. It's not funny and gets tiresome. Also splitting the family up doesn't make them any funnier.

monkeygirlsmama I can't quite say if I enjoyed this movie or not. I initially wanted to see it because of it starring Robin Williams. (RIP) But then I saw the rest of the cast listing and was locked in on my decision. However, the movie itself left me with a mix of emotions. For a movie staring two hilarious actors, Hale and Williams, the mood was just a little too serious throughout. And even the humor was clouded in a way by something more depressing. There were funny parts to be sure, but it wasn't nearly as funny as I'd have hoped for. The storyline was decent except for the underlying current of utter despair that simply oozed out of this movie's pores. So, yeah, not my favorite movie by any means, but it had its moments. I'm really sad to think of it as being the last one we'll get from the great Robin Williams. I was hoping for something at the end of the credits, and in that I was not disappointed. The dedication to Williams was very touching and sweet.