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Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

When I reviewed John Grisham’s novel “Skipping Christmas” last year, I read some critical reviews of the movie “Christmas with the Kranks,” based on Grisham’s book. The critics seemed to think the movie was terrible, but I wanted to give it a shot for myself. You know what – I really liked it. Tim Allen stars as Luther Krank and Jamie Lee Curtis is Nora, his wife. They have one child, a twenty-three-year-old daughter named Blair (Julie Gonzalo) who has joined the Peace Corps and will be in Peru for a year. Christmas just won’t be the same without her, … Continue reading →

Skipping Christmas – John Grisham

Author John Grisham, most famous for his thrillers “Time to Kill,” “The Firm,” and “The Pelican Brief,” departed from his normal genre to write “Skipping Christmas,” and took a hit from the critics because of it. The movie based on the book, “Christmas with the Kranks,” also tanked at the box office. With all this negative press, I got curious and picked up a copy of the book. Our story begins with Luther and Nora Krank taking their daughter Blair to the airport the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Blair has joined the Peace Force and is going to Peru. Nora is … Continue reading →

Week in Review: December 17th – 22nd

We’ve had a lot of fun concentrating on Christmas here in Movie Reviews this week. Let’s take a look at all the goodies we found. First was “Christmas with the Kranks” starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. Based on John Grisham’s book “Skipping Christmas,” it’s the story of a couple who decided not to do Christmas this year, only to discover what a silly idea that was. “Christmas in Connecticut” stars Barbara Stanwick as a journalist who learns that honestly really is the best policy, and that you can’t imagine a whole new life for yourself – you have … Continue reading →

Mr. Finnegan’s Giving Chest – Dan Farr

Christmas shouldn’t end just because the day itself has come and gone. With that in mind, I’d like to share with you one of the gifts our children received from their grandparents this year – a picture book entitled “Mr. Finnegan’s Giving Chest.” Maggie is a bully. She enjoys picking on children at school and has very little compassion for their feelings. It gets worse around Christmas time. She hates the season; it brings out all of her little beasty tendencies. One day Maggie’s coat gets snagged on a fence while she’s chasing a little boy from school, and she … Continue reading →