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The Perfect Holiday (2007) -- The Perfect Holiday - Trailer
The Perfect Holiday (2007) -- Chris Kimball from Cook's magazine shows Harry Smith some nifty recipes for going beyond traditional Christmas cookies as holiday gifts.
The Perfect Holiday (2007) -- A young girl turns to a department store Santa (Chestnut) in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother (Union).
The Perfect Holiday (2007) -- A young girl turns to a department store Santa (Chestnut) in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother (Union).
The Perfect Holiday (2007) -- A young girl turns to a department store Santa (Chestnut) in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother (Union).

Overview

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3.0/10   1,442 votes
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Director:
Lance Rivera
Writers (WGA):
Lance Rivera (written by) &
Marc Calixte (written by) ...
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Release Date:
12 December 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Romance more
Tagline:
This Christmas, the perfect man just happens to be Santa.
Plot:
A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
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User Comments:
Surprisingly enjoyable and almost perfect more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Morris Chestnut ... Benjamin Armstrong

Gabrielle Union ... Nancy

Faizon Love ... Jamal

Charles Q. Murphy ... J-Jizzy (as Charlie Murphy)

Katt Williams ... Delicious
Jill Marie Jones ... Robin

Rachel True ... Brenda
Malik Hammond ... John-John

Khail Bryant ... Emily

Pedro Kim ... Clerk

David Anzuelo ... Maintenance Man

Frank Bonsangue ... Police Sergeant
John Bryant ... Rottweiler
Paul Woodburn ... Driver

Modi ... Father in Line
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Perfect Christmas (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for brief language and some suggestive humor.
Runtime:
USA:96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Ben and Jamal are at their lockers after the second time Emily visits Santa, Jamal's toque keeps changing from pulled down to his ears to sitting on top of his head. more
Quotes:
Nancy: Since when did my kids become the Jackson Five?
John-John: I ain't being Michael!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-12-15)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Santa, U Are the One more

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4 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Surprisingly enjoyable and almost perfect, 22 December 2007
8/10
Author: drebaby from United States

I saw "Perfect Holiday" and "I Am Legend" on the same day and to tell you the truth after the dreariness of "Legend", this was a nice movie to cheer me and my wife up. I mean we enjoyed Legend too, but this one made me feel better with the touching love story between Gabrielle Union and Morris Chesnutt and how the small children interacted in the movie.

The story line was predictable going in to it, but it was better than I expected and if you rely on others comments, you are missing a nice charmer. The writing or character development isn't as profound as the other two African -American themed ensemble movies of the past two months, "This Christmas" or "Why did I get married?, but it is still charming enough for families and probably geared more toward younger families with kids where the other two movies were for more of an adult or older teen audience.

Although both Queen Latifah and Terrance Howard have small roles, I hope no one was going to the movie expecting to see them. As someone stated earlier, I believe Howard just did it as a favor to his friends.

As far as the box office receipts and interest, this is a movie that got lost in the shuffle of other so called black movie releases. Either there are none or too many. It probably should been released the Friday before Will Smith', I Am Legend and when "Awake" was the only new movie debuting and it probably would have made a few more dollars. Unfortnately even though it open two days before "Legend", it got caught up in that juggernaut and got lost like all other movies did with the exception the "Chipmunks". With "The Great Debaters" coming out Christmas Day, the Perfect Holiday will be gone from theaters before the holidays are over. Rent the DVD when it comes out and watch it with your toddlers...you all will enjoy it!!

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