Christmas With the Kranks: Jamie Lee Curtis' Forgotten Christmas Movie

Jamie Lee Curtis is most well-known for her horror work, her most notable works being Halloween and Scream Queens. Curtis is able to tackle any genre with great success, including family-friendly classics like My Girl, Freaky Friday and action-packed comedies like True Lies or A Fish Called Wanda. Jamie Lee Curtis' Christmas movie has not stood the test of age, however
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This is Jamie Lee Curtis’ forgotten Christmas movie, Christmas with the Kranks. Sony Pictures Releases Christmas with the Kranks - Two of Hollywood’s Most Funny Talents Come Together Sony Pictures The release of Christmas with the Kranks, which brings together two of Hollywood’s most hilarious talents, Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis, works flawlessly. The two comedians are both veteran and bring their A-game to Christmas comedy. Curtis' Nora Krank is quirky, optimistic and acts as a mediator between Luther and everyone else in the neighborhood.
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Allen's Luther Krank, a loving husband and father, is clearly upset by his community's rigid holiday traditions. All he wants is a vacation. Curtis and Allen create an unusual suburban couple that seeks to be free from the norms of society. Sony Pictures releases Christmas with the Kranks, subverting the clichés of most Christmas movies
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These narratives often focus on characters racing home in the nick of time, but Christmas with the Kranks offers a different perspective. Nora and Luther are far more than the perfect families seen in films like Miracle on 34th Street, I'll Be Home For Christmas and Happiest Season. The parents are racing against the clock to put the house together again and present a flawless, but disingenuous, image for their daughter, Blair.
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Sony Pictures releases Christmas with the Kranks. Despite its exaggerated scenes and regimented supporting characters it is a strong portrayal small family units. Luther and Nora have dedicated their lives to raising Blair and keeping her picture-perfect. After their sudden grief at losing Blair, Luther and Nora have an impulsive reaction.
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Their image has been a hindrance to their individuality. Luther is an adventurer who longs for the freedom to explore outside of the small community they live in. Nora, on the other hand, is not a slave to Luther's wishes. Similar to small, single-child families in real life, Nora and Luther maintain their marriage and are eager to discover the world once Nora leaves homestead. Sony Pictures Releases Christmas with the Kranks - This shows the suburban lifestyle.
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Blair is gone, but Nora and Luther will continue to uphold the status quo with house lights, Christmas decorations, and Frosty the Snowman decorations. Their neighbors are not happy when they break these traditions to get a much-needed vacation. It is a violation of everything that their suburban community stands up for. Vic, Nora, and Luther's neighbor next door takes it upon him to set an example for Nora, Luther, and the rest of the neighborhood by urging them to embrace the holiday spirit
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Vic makes Nora and Luther social deviants when all else fails. The neighborhood's unity is displayed when Blair returns home last-minute, with Vic leading the effort to decorate the Kranks' home and give Blair a warm reception. Despite their flawed execution, this suburban community still has their hearts in the right places.
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Sony Pictures releases Christmas with the Kranks. Despite all its comedy, it still delivers a grim reality: family illness. While Walt may seem to be an antagonistic neighbor to Luther and Nora over the Kranks not celebrating Christmas, he actually has a deep-seated burden that fuels his resentful behavior: his wife's terminal disease. Luther uncovers the truth as he tries to make amends for Walt, even though the entire neighborhood believes Walt's wife has recovered from her previous cancer.
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He is still guilty over his self-centered reactions to Blair's unexpected return and Luther offers Walt his cruise tickets. This allows Walt to spend the last holiday season vacationing with his wife. Although it is a sad tale about illness, this scenario is very relevant for many families during the holiday season. Sony Pictures releases Christmas movies that make people laugh, cry, or convey important messages about family at the end. Christmas with The Kranks is a great example of this.
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Audiences will be presented with a departure from the traditional family model. Nora, Luther and Blair are a compact family who embody all of the loving qualities of a larger unit. While Luther and Nora are loving parents who want Blair to have a happy Christmas, they also have their moments of frustration, seduction and desperation. Christmas with the Kranks shows the tragic reality of holiday season when illness is involved and how people will come together to celebrate even when they are sick.
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Christmas with the Kranks is a real-life portrayal of Christmas's ability to unify a community, despite internal conflicts with oneself. It's an excellent Christmas story all around.