sbwotoronto Review of Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

Spirit Of Christmas is missed here

[4/10 · 12 December 2022]

I enjoy the Tim Allen Christmas movies but this missed the mark with the actual message. Mr. Krank (Allen) wants to take Mrs. Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) on a cruise instead of celebrating Christmas. He realized they spent over six thousand the previous year and the cruise will cost almost half that. To cut costs the Kranks won't partake in Christmas. So saving money is a bad thing? Everyone in town gives the Kranks a dirty look because they aren't opening their wallets as usual, to a smaller extent not participate in the smaller activities. This left a bad taste in my mouth as the movie itself had it's funny moments but that message of "spend spend" kept popping up. At the very least, the people at the end of the movie could have said they were hard on the Kranks and should have respected their choice and spending habits much more going forward.