Oh. What. Fun.

Oh. What. Fun. is a bright and charming if familiar holiday comedy that benefits from an excellent ensemble cast. The film centers on the Clauster family, a loving but dysfunctional clan over the holiday season particularly matriarch Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) who struggles every year to put on a perfect christmas and outshine her across the street frenemy (Joan Chen) and maybe even get on her favorite talk show but after her family accidentally leaves her behind at home and forgets her she decides to leave and head to the talk show taping  leaving the family to fend for themselves now led by hopeless husband Nick (Denis Leary), can this family get there act together and more importantly show Claire how much she means to them before christmas day? Oh. What. Fun. is currently getting a bit of a drubbing from critics and i don’t really understand why. This is a very charming if familiar film with laughs and heart and a great cast (which also includes Felicity Jones, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jason Schwartzman, Dominic Sessa, Eva Longoria, Devery Jacobs, Havana Rose Liu, Maude Apatow And Danielle Brooks, holy cow what a cast) and solid direction from the always reliable Michael Showalter. It’s nothing groundbreaking but like a delicious and cozy cup of Egg Nog it might just be perfect for a snowy winter night. 

I Give It 4 Stars!!!