should have be use in this travesty . it have a huge beginning extremely short middle and a short end . it be write so badly you couldn not even tell what be go on . also the whole alternative reality thing have be use so much in sci fi it not funny and this have no right to use it . tim allen be terrible in this and martin short be a dork . again it have a 90 percent of kid in it . and abigail breslin only have 1 line in it lol she be the big thing in hollywood and they give her brother who cant act even if you give him a billion dollar to . the only person in this film i like be . hmmm im try to think . nope cant think . so this christmas i advise you to watch the snow melt or if you really need to watch a good christmas comedy movie watch national lampoon christmas vacation .