Deck the Halls
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: November 22, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
15
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
New York PostKyle Smith
It is a better option than the third "Santa Clause." Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
Isn't exactly what you'd call fresh. But although it borrows ingredients from many familiar Christmas flicks, it's got a sly twinkle of its own. Read full review
50
Village VoiceElla Taylor
Though DeVito and Chenoweth bring a rough plebeian charm to the proceedings, it's nothing short of tragic to see the great Ferris Bueller relegated to grimacing straight man. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Filled with forced yuletide cheer and mixed messages about the true meaning of Christmas, this loud and obnoxious holiday comedy boasts a fine cast and little else. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
In this year's lump of coal, Matthew Broderick is the control freak who lives for toasty yuletide cheer, and Danny DeVito is the vulgar pest who wants his holiday lights seen from space. The dueling-neighbor crankfest is blah. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesSam Adams
Like a fatally snarled string of Christmas lights, Deck the Halls promises holiday cheer but delivers only frustration. Read full review
40
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Mr. Broderick and Mr. DeVito look tired and out of sorts, and you can hardly blame them, given the picture's inept, curdled mixture of sappiness and crude humor. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
Nobody expects every holiday film to ascend to classic status; in fact, we're happy to let most fade from memory as soon as the decorations are taken off the trees. We can, however, demand they live up to a certain level of fun, thereby allowing parents to watch along with their kids without plotting the most direct route to the exit. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Broderick is uptight; DeVito is obnoxious; and, somewhere, Nathan Lane is thanking his lucky stars he didn't get roped into this dreck. Read full review
38
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
Unfortunately, this dimwit concept barely has enough spark to power a single strand of Christmas lights, much less rival the classic-by-comparison "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" in side-splitting Yuletide snafus. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
A lifeless, workmanlike comedy conceived to provide holiday shoppers an inoffensive respite from the mall. Read full review
30
Washington PostStephen Hunter
I literally did not count a single laugh in the whole aimless schlep, except for the hucksters who made it, on their way to the bank. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleJosh Rosenblatt
What's interesting about typical Hollywood Christmas movies is that regardless of how crass, vulgar, or mean-spirited they may be, by the last scene they will inevitably try to wrap viewers in a blanket of warm seasonal cheer. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeTy Burr
The saddest part is that "Deck" wastes four comic talents ranging from the near-genius (Matthew Broderick, Danny DeVito) to the inspired (Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth ) to the charming (Kristin Davis of "Sex and the City"). Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
Can be described as whatever is the opposite of a Christmas classic. Read full review
25
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
When it comes to comedy, Deck the Halls is remarkably tedious. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
A rancid new Yuletide comedy. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The sheer nastiness of the jealous one-upmanship and angry sabotage puts a damper on the yuletide comedy. You're much better off watching a DVD of "Bad Santa." Read full review
16
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It is so contrived and utterly stupid in every way that it surely must be the nadir of the genre. Read full review
10
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
This one follows the depressing pattern of "Surviving Christmas" and "Christmas With the Kranks": enforced holiday cheer gives way to bilious hatred, then hollow forgiveness. Read full review
0
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
Belongs in the holiday hall of shame. Read full review
0
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
There isn't an earned moment of uplift or laughter in the movie. Everything in it is prefab. Read full review
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