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I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Directed by Arlene Sanford
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Overview
Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie, does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake’s rival, Eddie.
Rated PG | Length 86 minutes
Actors
Jonathan Taylor Thomas | Jessica Biel | Adam LaVorgna | Gary Cole | Eve Gordon | Lauren Maltby | Andrew Lauer | Sean O'Bryan | Lesley Boone | Amzie Strickland | Natalie Barish | Mark de la Cruz | Kathleen Freeman | Jack Kenny | Celia Kushner | Blair Slater | P.J. Prinsloo | Kevin Hansen | James Sherry | Alexandria Mitchell | Eric Pospisil | Cathy Weseluck | Peter Kelamis | Betty Linde | Awaovieyi Agie | Brendan Beiser | Graeme Kingston | Ian Robison | Ernie Jackson | Kurt Max Runte | Nicole Oliver | Tasha Simms | Dmitry Chepovetsky | Dolores Drake | Christine Willes | Nick Misura | Mark Acheson | Bart Anderson | J.B. Bivens | Annette Reilly | Manami Hara | Tom Heaton | Sarah May | Alexander Milani | Ron Timms | David Neale | Paul Norman | Michael P. Northey | Eileen Pedde | Melissa Barker Sauer | Mike Battie | Elizabeth Friedman | Bonnie Smart
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2011 | TV | Other | Other | 2 stars |
| (Average) 2 stars |
Viewing Notes
The overly handsome Jonathan Tayor Thomas is one of those actors that should’ve been bigger and done more, but he winds up in a movie like I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, which tries so hard, but ends up failing.
The movie starts out pleasant enough, and is actually funny in some places for a Disney Channel movie. But then, at some point I can’t really put my finger on, the movie just runs out of gas and starts to become quite tired. It’s as if every gag that could happen, does, and nothing unexpected occurs. It feels like the script writers were trying way too hard with no real inspiration.
It’s choices like these that remind me why JTT hasn’t been seen on Earth since this movie was made. He dug his own Santa-themed acting coffin with this one.
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