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Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

I know that a lot of people hate this film but I really like it. Two neighbours get into a competition to have the best Christmas lights. Things quickly escalate as the Christmas spirit quickly fades. There are plenty of very funny moments especially from an in form and slightly maniacal Danny Devito. I thought the supporting cast was great especially Matthew Broderick as the rival to Devito. The humour is at times cruel and maybe this is one of the reasons the film doesn't appear to be much loved. However it makes a difference to the usual Christmas films and I loved the over the top climax to the film as the rivalry spirals out of control. Although I appear to be in a minority, this is one Christmas film that I like to watch every year.

'Deck the Halls' is A Decent Watch! It has some funny moments & energetic performances working for it. Time-Pass!'Deck the Halls' Synopsis: Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.'Deck the Halls' is flawed, but funny nonetheless. Sure, some jokes are lame, but I did laugh at some places. Matt Corman, Chris Ord & Don Rhymer's Screenplay could've been funnier, but there is something funny about it. John Whitesell's Direction is lively. Cinematography & Editing are very ordinary.Performance-Wise: Danny DeVito & Matthew Broderick are splendid actors & they are a joy to watch. As feuding neighbors, they both deliver wonderfully. Kristin Davis & Kristin Chenoweth are adequate. Kal Penn appears in a cameo. On the whole, 'Deck the Halls' is funny in parts.

The premise of this movie basically is that a man who is "The Christmas Guy" has a new neighbour who intends to have his house seen from space (why???) by putting up as much Christmas lights as possible, the Christmas guy doesn't want this guy to take over his role and he tries to sabotage it. Whilst also getting into disastrous and awkward situations that really aren't funny. I won't go into detail though.However the ending though is one I can see coming from miles away. Devito's character knows that Broderick's character is sabotaging his Christmas lights and eventually they resolve everything. However they resolve it I don't care. It wasn't particularly memorable. None of the characters were likable.Nothing out of this movie is particularly memorable or any good.

Expanding on a plot strand if you can call it that, from both a "Simpsons" episode and "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", this Christmas feud has a few mild laughs but not much else going for it. It really is quite strangely cast in my opinion, Matthew Broderick exuding zero charisma as the Christmas control freak threatened by upstart neighbour Danny DeVito's arrival on the scene with his po' white trash wife and two nubile teenage daughters. It all escalates when DeVito hits on the idea of wanting his Christmas decorations to be seen from outer space, putting Broderick's nose still further out of joint with ever more extravagant lighting displays before the inevitable reconciliation in time for the happy ending.DeVito's casting is suspect too, he must be about plenty-something years older than his screen wife here, who likewise seems too young to be the mother of their daughters. The narrative is bitty and episodic, lacking laugh-out-load set-pieces and the interacting of the leads is similarly nondescript. Minor characters flit across the screen, most bizarrely a cross-dressing police officer, but none engage the attention much.There are plenty of Christmas songs on the soundtrack as you'd expect, but even these, to my ears, seem less widely-known and rarely seem to aid the story itself. In fact the brightest thing on show are the fantastic light displays on DeVito's house with the acting pretty flat all round, even DeVito seeming bored by the proceedings.On the whole then, a somewhat disappointing movie which tries too hard to exude seasonal jollity