Nothing Like the Holidays

Nothing Like the Holidays is a holiday dramedy about a Puerto Rican family from Chicago. The film tells the story of three grown children all coming home to visit their parents for Christmas. The family is tight-knit, dysfunctional, and likeable, which is what I have come to expect from family holiday films. However, what makes this film exceed my expectations is that it does not overload the story with too much corny sentimentalism or cutesy comedy. Instead, it has a minimal (or a satisfactory) amount of cornball moments and devastating moments. Nothing Like the Holidays is simple and straightforward with a nice sprinkling of complexity. It is a clever holiday film with a lot of heart and a great cast.