MOTHERS UNITE TO FINALLY SEE THE LIGHT

Michelle Pfeiffer rages politely against the patriarchal bias of the festive season in a gently effervescent comedy directed by Michael Showalter.

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It employs an omnipresent droll voiceover to poke fun at the lack of holiday movies celebrating legions of tireless mothers, who decorate the house, bake cookies, wrap gifts and cook dinner while the rest of their clan slips serenely into a sugar-induced coma.