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I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) Rank 3 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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I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles for the Disney Channel set. Surprisingly engaging, I'll Be Home for Christmas is no Citizen Kane, but it is lively family fare. Sure, the jokes are pretty lame, but you get that cute little Jonathan Taylor Thomas on ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.96 out of 4 stars for The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Early on in I'll Be Home for Christmas, Jonathan Taylor Thomas' latest, and lamest, family-oriented flick there's a joke about learning French by osmosis. It involves sleeping on the book. Cranky took one look at JTT's face, once the santa suit and beard ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.88 out of 4 stars for DVD Net (Jules Faber)DVD Net (Jules Faber)
Our story finds young wheeler-dealer Jake (Home Improvement’s Jonathan Taylor Thomas) about to spend Christmas with his girlfriend Ally, in sunny California. Unfortunately, she wants to go home to New York (coincidentally, right near where Jake lives). ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at DVD Net (Jules Faber)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)
Talk about bad timing. As Walt Disney Pictures prepares for the release of their annual Christmas movie, the star of the film decides to leave his popular television show. As rumors circulate why he left the show, his theatrical film stock and goodwill ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
There are three kinds of holiday movies: those that instill a holiday feeling; those that kindle an already present holiday feeling; and those that threaten to wreck a holiday. ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)
Family fare. Pure, sweet, and PG-rated. It’s sugar-coated household comedy wrapped in a simple holiday gift wrap and starring Home Improvement’s Jonathan Taylor Thomas. According to press material Mr. Thomas maintains a straight "A" average in ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
A college student (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is offered a unique incentive to travel across the country for his family's holiday ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at kids-in-mind
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com heads Home for Christmasfilmcritic.com heads Home for Christmas
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles for the Disney Channel set. Surprisingly engaging, I'll Be Home for Christmas is no Citizen Kane, but it is lively family fare. Sure, the jokes are pretty lame, but you get that cute little Jonathan Taylor Thomas on ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at filmcritic.com heads Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.74 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Judging by its lackluster first weekend (see "Cleveland Hit List" on this page), Disney's "I'll Be Home for Christmas" could turn out as the first holiday movie to be up and gone before Thanksgiving. That's too bad because this isn't such a ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (1998) **1/2 Winsome smartass teen Christmas flick replete with vultures, liederhosen, dog farts, octogenarian Tom Jones groupies, sleigh theft, several parades and an old red Porsche. What I'm saying, I think, is that Tom ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Look, I don't expect all Disney characters to be patterned after Jesus Christ. But shouldn't they at least have some redeeming ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Dustin PutmanDustin Putman
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" surprised me. Granted, I wasn't expecting very much, especially when most liveaction Disney films are admittedly terrible, but this film was actually quite enjoyable, thanks to mostly likable characters and a worthwhile, if ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Dustin Putman
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Edward Johnson-OttEdward Johnson-Ott
Like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," "I'll Be Home For Christmas" is a crosscountry road story about the travails of trying to return home for the holidays. Jonathan Taylor Thomas stars in this lightweight Disney comedy that, while far from memorable, ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Kate Manning)Palo Alto Online (Kate Manning)
Jake Wilkinson (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is a self-absorbed boarding school student and scam artist whose ability to charm his way through any situation is tested when, because of a failed scheme and some dissatisfied customers seeking revenge, he finds ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Palo Alto Online (Kate Manning)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
Most critics are not about to let I'll Be Home for Christmas off the hook as just another holiday kids movie. Thelma Adams in the New York Post objects to releasing a Christmas movie so early in November, adding that this one "would be unwelcome at any ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at ShowBIZ Data
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Jamie PeckJamie Peck
There's a yule log in every fire, a turkey on every table and a live-action, family-oriented flick from Disney in every multiplex, so it must be the holidays. Examples of that latter seasonal standby include such deadly fare as "The Santa Clause" and ...read the complete I'll Be Home for Christmas movie review at Jamie Peck
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I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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