Four Christmases Page #8

Synopsis: Brad and Kate have been together three years, in love, having fun, doing all sorts of things together with no intention of marriage or children. Christmas morning, they're on their way to Fiji, having told their two sets of divorced parents that they're off to do charity work. Through a fluke, they have no choice but to visit each of their four idiosyncratic parents. As the day progresses, Brad and Kate remember growing up, each learns more about the other, and Kate realizes that her life may not be as good as it could be. Do they know each other well enough to weather the storms families bring?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Seth Gordon
Production: New Line Cinema
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
PG-13
Year:
2008
88 min
£120,100,000
Website
3,505 Views


you've done.

Would anyone like

anything else?

-No, no.

-This one's out.

Dad, can you check

on Jackson?

-Yeah. The blanket.

-He's got the pillow.

-This is hers?

-Yeah.

Hey.

Okay, listen.

If you get one, get two

because they're like dogs.

-What are you talking about?

-Kids.

If you leave one by itself,

you'll never leave.

You'll feel guilty

being there by itself.

With two,

they got someone to play with.

The other big thing

is school.

A private school?

Then you got sweater vests...

...and lacrosse coming at you.

But in a public school...

...there's an older student,

who's hyperactive...

...hopped up on medication,

and will try to shank the guy.

That's uncomfortable.

Are you having this conversation

'cause you're comfortable?

Or because

you wanna go to Fiji?

I wanna go to Fiji.

The tickets are paid for...

...and hotel rooms

aren't transferable.

But, honey,

I do feel comfortable now...

...having this conversation

because in my heart...

...I know I've found

the one person in life...

...that I want to have

these conversations with.

And that person's you.

-I love you so much.

-Come here.

This, like, doesn't mean

we're getting married...

-...or having kids right away.

-No.

But we should talk,

because these things happen.

Not that we're planning on it.

We're talking; that happens.

And if we do have them,

then, you know...

-...there's a lot of advantages.

-Yeah. They're wonderful.

They make you feel love.

Also, they're little

walking tax shelters.

You can write a lot

of stuff off.

Yeah, and the yard work.

You save money.

At a certain age, you can have

them on the lawnmower.

-When they're seven.

-Not slave labor.

-No, no.

-It's teaching discipline.

-Chores for money.

-We're not planning the future.

We would've ended up in a

home playing Bingo in Florida.

Now we can live

with them.

-They'll take us in.

-Exciting. I never thought it.

Feel comfortable

to talk to me...

...about anything you want

to talk about.

Unless there's, like,

a playoff game.

We can find

an appropriate time.

-I'm kidding. Kind of.

-Okay.

Just to be clear,

this doesn't mean...

...we're getting married

soon...

...or having kids right away.

But we're open...

...to let love grow

where it wants to grow.

-Exactly.

-We're open to letting it grow.

Doesn't mean kids.

-I can't believe we did it.

-We did.

I don't know what happened,

or the procedure...

...but here's this beautiful

thing here. You know?

I did feel

like an air traffic controller.

Between the huffs,

and the signals and stuff...

...it just kind of

all happened.

It's awesome, baby.

You're so awesome.

You were amazing.

You were like this.

-Thanks, babe.

-We have a baby!

-How's she doing?

-Good. Sleeping.

I just wanted to let you and

our new year's baby know...

...that you're welcome

to bring family members now.

-That won't happen.

-No, no family.

Your families don't know?

I think they'd be shocked

to hear Kate was pregnant.

Our families

can be a little much.

I like to think that we're

keeping it special for us...

...rather than not

including them.

Happy New Year, Bay Area!

We're here live

at Pacific General...

...where the first baby,

has just been born!

Let's go say hello

to those lucky parents!

Congratulations,

McVie family...

...on having the first baby

of the New Year!

Dad, how does it feel?

We're doing great.

There was... a vacuum.

And then there was...

...stretching and juices.

What he's trying to say is

we're just beyond words excited.

Oh, goodness.

I got some in my mouth!

I can't be around it!

I'm gonna do it too!

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Matt Allen

Matt Allen (born October 23, 1977) is a former American football punter in the NFL who played for the New York Giants. He played college football at Troy State. more…

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