I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas
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• In the spirit of the season, Disney presents the hilarious comedy adventure that celebrates the believer in all of us. Jake Wilkinson (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), a self-centered college student, has one thing on his mind -- get home for Christmas dinner or forfeit the vintage Porsche his father promised him. Just days before his deadline, Jake awakens in the California desert -- stranded and pennile

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DVD Review: Sure-to-become a Christmas classic comedy.
Summary: 4 Stars

PLOT SUMMARY: In "I'll Be Home For Christmas", Jonathan Taylor Thomas plays Jake, a very minipulative student at a university in Los Angeles. His girlfriend, Alley (Biel), wants to go home for Christmas so she can spend the holiday with her family. Jake, on the other hand, wants to vacation with her somewhere tropical, away from his family--his father, played by Gary Cole, just got remarried ten months after Jake's mother died, and Jake isn't too happy about that. As a last chance for a desparate attempt to get Jake to come home, his father bribes him by telling Jake he can have the red Porsche car they had been working on, only if he can get home at exactly 6:00pm on Christmas Eve. Jake has already changed his plane tickets that his father sent him for New York, and Jake wants nothing more than the car. So greedily, he tries to get his girlfriend to come home with him, but she sees he doesn't really want to go home. When Eddie (LaVorgna), Jake's arch rival who also likes Alley, finds out that Jake is helping some jocks cheat on a test, he stops Jake's friend from helping them, and then tells the jocks that Jake did it on purpose so they would fail. Of course, the jocks get angry and want revenge. So, at a party, they confront him, and leave Jake stranded out in the middle of nowhere wearing nothing but a Santa Clause suit and pennieless. Now, it's up to Jake to find his way home so he can get the car...and he'll do whatever it takes--even if it's riding in a car with a bunch of old ladies or competiting in a Santa Clause race to win $1,000! Meanwhile, back at college, Eddie sees that Alley needs a lift home and offers her one. Reluclantly, Alley agrees. And while Jake is on the road, several times, he encounters Eddie and Alley and gets jealous at seeing the two of them together.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: "I'll Be Home For Christmas" is a very funny film. The acting is great from the entire cast--especially Jonathan Taylor Thomas; he shines in the starring role. The storyline is light hearted and well-written. The special effects are good and the directing is excellent. This a good wholesome, family film, because it shows the true meaning of Christmas, while your family can laugh away at all the crazy things Jake does to try and get home. The DVD doesn't include much in the way of extras, and it is available in wide screen format.

I highly recommend "I'll Be Home For Christmas".

Score:
89/100
B+

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