“Christmas with the Campbells” – Turkey rehash [MOVIE REVIEW]
Santa must be very unhappy this year because he left us with a piece of coal (actually something a lot smellier) in our stockings called “Christmas with the Campbells.” Directed perfunctorily by Clare Niederpruem, who in all honesty wasn’t given much to work with, and written badly and sophomorically (or is that moronically) by Vince Vaughn, Dan Lagana, and Barbara Kymlicka, “Christmas with the Campbells” makes you long to go back to those sickenly sweet, happily ever after Hallmark Channel movies that have a corner on the market at Christmas time. Julia Duffy as “Liz” and George Wendt as “Robert.” Photo courtesy of AMC+ and RLJEFilms. The plot of “Christmas with the Campbells” is straight out of the aforementioned Hallmark Channel. Sweet, unassuming Jesse is dumped by her boyfriend Shawn who is about to interview for a big job in the Big Apple. She no longer fits in his ascending future. She wants a home and a family, and dreams of making photography her living. He sees money, women, and non-stop partying in his future. So off he goes, leaving her alone right before Christmas. Never fear, his parents in Ketchem, Idaho, adore her and still want her to come. Also spending Christmas…
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