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I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) a score of 2.0290 out of 4

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artechock (Borissa Hellmann)

Manche Nebenfigur gibt dem Star des Films die richtigen Repliquen, damit er sein komisches Potential voll ausbreiten kann. Im Zweifelsfall ist das eben auch ein weiblicher Geier in der WÃ¼ste. So gesichtet bei dem Film EINE WÃ�STE BESCHERUNG von Arlene ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at artechock (Borissa Hellmann)

Houston Chronicle

Well, you could go to the local theater and see Disney's I'll Be Home for Christmas. Nah. It would be better to watch It's a Wonderful Life for the 101st time. Unless you are a preteen who considers Jonathan Taylor Thomas cute, in which case this ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Houston Chronicle

FOCUS Online

Weil ihm sein Erzrivale Eddie (Adam La Vorgna) die Freundin (Jessica Biel) ausspannen will, fÃ¤llt der egoistische College-Student Jake Wilkinson (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) einem bÃ¶sen SchÃ¼lerstreich zum Opfer: Er wacht â�� als Weihnachtsmann verkleidet ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at FOCUS Online

Boxoffice Magazine

Likable Jonathan Taylor Thomas ("Wild America") stars as Jake, a schemingly entrepreneurial college student who wants to fly with his girlfriend Allie ("Ulee's Gold's" Jessica Biel") to Cabo San Lucas for Christmas vacation. But Allie opts for a family ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)

Wizened hunklet Jonathan Taylor Thomas stars in the prematurely released holiday comedy I'll Be Home For Christmas as a conniving college student lured back from California to his upper-middle-class home in New York with the promise of an antique ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)

Pre-teen magazine cover boy Jonathan Taylor Thomas kicks off the 1998 holiday season withI'll Be Home for Christmas, and the results are only slightly better than coal in your stocking.A contrived seasonal saga from Arlene Sanford (A ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)

Steve Rhodes

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Tom Sawyer from TOM AND HUCK, plays a goodnatured, college con man. Although he organizes quizcheating scams and hacks travel agency computers, Jake is a loveable rogue with a heart of gold.The jokes in the movie are so silly ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Steve Rhodes

Detroit News (Susan Stark)

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The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews

Jonathan Taylor Thomas stars as Jake Wilkinson, a self-absorbed college student who, just days before Christmas, awakens to find himself stranded in the middle of the California desert, wearing a Santa suit and a white beard glued to his face. The butt ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews

Chicago NewCityNet (Ellen Fox)

Tiger Beat centerfold Jonathan Taylor Thomas is Jake, a So-Cal college con artist who scraps two tickets to Cabo San Lucas when Dad calls up and promises Son the Porsche if he can make it home to New York by Christmas Eve. Problem is, he's been left in ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Chicago NewCityNet (Ellen Fox)

Susan Granger

Curious coincidence: when Tim Allen of "Home Improvements" made a splash on the big screen, his movie was called "The Santa Claus," now his TVson, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, dons the red suit to star in "I'll Be Home for Christmas." He plays a slick ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Susan Granger

Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD

Disney's 1998 live-action holiday comedy I'll Be Home for Christmas stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who rose to popularity earlier in the decade, as Jake Wilkinson, a self-centered, cunning, bratty college student in California. In many ways, this film ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Love him or hate him, you still have to feel sorry for Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Not only has the teen star taken a lot of heat from the inevitable backlash against the fading television series "Home Improvement," it seems he's now stuck making ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

If I'll Be Home for Christmas has any hope for success, it's because the late-1998 film roster is surprisingly lean when it comes to holiday-themed offerings. However, it's unlikely that the broad appeal of Home Alone ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

CNN Showbiz (Paul Tatara)

Can you say, "It's tool time!" The people at Disney can. They produce the TV series "Home Improvement" and they've now taken the show's teen-age heartthrob, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and put him in a movie called "I'll Be Home For Christmas." The studio ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at CNN Showbiz (Paul Tatara)

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