History Film / ChristmasWithTheKranks

...Yeah.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The neighbours would have left them alone if they had just turned over their inflatable snowman to put up in their yard. Though given they asked by surrounding the house and shouting in with a megaphone like police its understandable that the Kranks would not do so.

Blair Krank (Julie Gonzalo), the daughter of Luther and Nora Krank (Creator/TimAllen and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis), departs for a Peace Corps assignment in Peru, where she'll be during Christmastime. The Kranks, along with their entire neighborhood, have always made a huge deal of celebrating Christmas with decorations and parties, but after their daughter leaves and they realize they spent over $6,000 last year to celebrate, this year they elect to go on a cruise in the Caribbean instead. They won't be celebrating Christmas this year like they'd always done previously — no decorations, no parties, no gifts, no fiberglass snowman on their roof...

Based on the novel ''Skipping Christmas'' by JohnGrisham; Blair Krank (Julie Gonzalo), the daughter of Luther and Nora Krank (Creator/TimAllen and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis) departs for a Peace Corps assignment in Peru, where she'll be during Christmastime. The Kranks, along with their entire neighborhood, have always made a huge deal of celebrating Christmas with decorations and parties, but after their daughter leaves and they realize they spent over $6,000 last year to celebrate, this year they elect to go on a cruise in the Caribbean instead. They won't be celebrating Christmas this year like they'd always done previously — no decorations, no parties, no gifts, no fiberglass snowman on their roof...

* TitleDrop: Averted; there are various scenes that title drop the book its based on, ''Skipping Christmas'', but none for the film's official title.

* UnfortunateImplications: See the aforementioned notes above about the film's apparent defense of conformity through the actions of the neighbors; And by the end, the neighbors essentially get their way.

* OverthetopChristmasDecorations: Part of the plot is the Kranks refusal to take part in this over-the-top decorating, causing their neighbourhood to lose the annual "Best Decorated Street" award.

* JerkAss:

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Nora's one against Luther is likely the cause of his HeelRealization near the end of the movie.

* They scrutinize the Kranks, referring to Luther as Scrooge.

* BitCharacter: Marty who no one in the neighborhood knew. He knew them because [[spoiler:he was the Santa selling umbrellas in the beginning.]]

Well, the neighbors aren't pleased about this. More specifically, they're pissed. Even more specifically, they refuse to take no for an answer, bullying the Kranks relentlessly to try forcing them into relenting and celebrating —

Well, the neighbors aren't pleased about this. More specifically, they're pissed. Even more specifically, they refuse to take no for an answer, bullying the Kranks relentlessly to try and force them into relenting and celebrating —

* HeyItsThatGuy: Spike Frohmeyer is played by Erik Per Sullivan, better known as Dewey from ''MalcolmInTheMiddle''.

Based on the novel ''Skipping Christmas'' by John Grisham; Blair Krank (Julie Gonzalo), the daughter of Luther and Nora Krank (TimAllen and JamieLeeCurtis) departs for a Peace Corps assignment in Peru, where she'll be during Christmastime. The Kranks, along with their entire neighborhood, have always made a huge deal of celebrating Christmas with decorations and parties, but after their daughter leaves and they realize they spent over $6,000 last year to celebrate, this year they elect to go on a cruise in the Caribbean instead. They won't be celebrating Christmas this year like they'd always done previously — no decorations, no parties, no gifts, no fiberglass snowman on their roof...

* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: The entire plot.

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Nora's one against Luther is likely the cause of his HeelRelaization near the end of the movie.

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Nora's one against Luther is likely the cause of his change of heart near the end of the movie.

Based on the novel ''SkippingChristmas'' by John Grisham; Blair Krank (Julie Gonzalo), the daughter of Luther and Nora Krank (TimAllen and JamieLeeCurtis) departs for a Peace Corps assignment in Peru, where she'll be during Christmastime. The Kranks, along with their entire neighborhood, have always made a huge deal of celebrating Christmas with decorations and parties, but after their daughter leaves and they realize they spent over $6,000 last year to celebrate, this year they elect to go on a cruise in the Caribbean instead. They won't be celebrating Christmas this year like they'd always done previously — no decorations, no parties, no gifts, no fiberglass snowman on their roof...

Well, the neighbors aren't pleased about this. More specifically, they're pissed and won't take no for an answer, bullying the Kranks relentlessly to try and force them into relenting and celebrating —

In the end, Blair rings and informs them that she's coming home for Christmas with a new fiancée [[ContrivedCoincidence who has never celebrated it before and wants to know what it's like]], forcing them to admit to their neighbors that they were "wrong" and "being selfish"...so they help them scramble a Christmas party together at the last minute. The closing shot is of the two embracing and agreeing that skipping Christmas was a bad idea.

* JerkAss: Luther seems to be one just for the sake of it.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: Nora's search for a hickory ham.