Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Sameeha Pugh It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

vciccarello I didn't really like this movie. It was boring and had awful acting. The comedy is the only good thing in the movie.Score: 6.5/10

lzombiedaryl It was funny and have a beautiful message about how important family is. Some scenes are a bit exaggerated sometimes but still entertaining.

Neil Welch Silly, soft second husband Brad (Will Ferrell) and macho irresponsible Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) are co-dadding harmoniously and have decided to have a single Christmas all together so that the kids don't feel conflicted. Arriving for Christmas are Don (John Lithgow), Brad's Dad, full of physical demonstrations of affection and every bit as soppy as his son, and Kurt (Mel Gibson), Dusty's aggressive, insensitive, rather cruel father.Here is a sequel even fuller of caricature characters than the original. None of the 4 males is even halfway believable. Wahlberg is the only one who doesn't overact massively. The plot is paper thin and unbelievable, and the climactic scene is idiotic.Yet it is an amiable experience because these silly characters are all quite likeable, even the unpleasant Kurt. There is amusement along the way. And I must say that Wahlberg's Bono moment, carefully set up earlier in the film, is a surprise when it comes, and is as heartwarming as it is ridiculous.This is one of those films that I shouldn't have enjoyed, but did.Oh, and it doesn't contain any F-words - imagine that!

bettycjung 4/16/18. Not a bad follow-up to the first movie, which was better. Here it is close to one hot mess because there were just too many people to keep track of. Of course, this may be closer to real life with so many divorces and remarriages, one can only imagine what these kinds of relationships do to the kids. A schmaltzy approach to Christmas in the modern world.