The ensemble cast works well here, each character contributing to the complicated fabric that is “family.” Regina King whups ass, Mekhi Phifer plays a naughty Santa, Idris Elba snarls and barks, Columbus Short falls for a white woman and Lauren London is a cute, and also naughty, college coed. There’s drama, mayhem and emotional turmoil, but you can’t help but love – and root for – the Whitfields.
Grade: A
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