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A Balasaur Score of 39 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 19%, Metacritic 32/100. Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,388 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a nice compliment would make her day. Sensing her sadness, Nancy's little girl, Emily, has a plan to make her mom happy again. She shares her Mommy's wish with shopping mall Santa, Benjamin Armstrong. And Benjamin, who is also a struggling songwriter, knows exactly the right words to say.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes19%
Metacritic32/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
51 audience votes
Key crew
- Lance RiveraDirector
- Lance RiveraWriter
- Marc CalixteWriter
- Nat MauldinWriter
- Jeff SteinWriter
- Christopher LennertzOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Morris ChestnutBenjamin Armstrong
- Gabrielle UnionNancy Taylor
- Faizon LoveJamal
- Terrence HowardBah Humbug
- Queen LatifahMrs. Christmas
- Charlie MurphyJ-Jizzy
- Katt WilliamsDelicious
- Jill Marie JonesRobin
- Rachel TrueBrenda
- Malik HammondJohn-John Taylor
- Khail BryantEmily Taylor
- Jeremy GumbsMikey Taylor
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Themes
singerdatingfalling in lovesingle motherfamilydivorceesinger-songwriterex-husband ex-wife relationshipmall santachristmas musicchristmas spiritstruggling career