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Album: Breezy

Released: 2022

Artist: Chris Brown

Genre: Holiday

This Christmas is a 2007 American Christmas comedy film produced by Rainforest Films and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced, and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmas-time story that centers on the Whitfield family, whose eldest has come home for the first time in four years. The film is named after the 1970 Donny Hathaway song of the same name, which Chris Brown covers in the film. The Whitfield family overcomes many trials and obstacles during the Christmas season.

This Christmas

Theatrical release poster

Directed byPreston A. Whitmore IIWritten byPreston A. Whitmore IIProduced byPreston A. Whitmore II
Will PackerStarringDelroy Lindo
Idris Elba
Loretta Devine
Chris Brown
Columbus Short
Regina King
Keith Robinson
Laz Alonso
Sharon Leal
Lauren London
Mekhi PhiferCinematographyAlexander GruszynskiEdited byPaul SeydorMusic byMarcus Miller

Production
companies

Rainforest Films
Screen Gems

Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing

Release date

November 21, 2007

Running time

119 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$13 millionBox office$49.8 million fle



At the house, Baby convinces his siblings to keep his singing talent a secret until he confronts Ma'Dere himself. The next day, the men look for a Christmas tree. Meanwhile, Kelli, Lisa, and Mel wrap presents and Kelli confesses that she slept with Gerald. Mel encourages Kelli to enjoy her fling while Lisa chides her for being reckless. At the airport, Lisa becomes suspicious of Malcolm, who has to leave because of issues at his "job". Lisa comes home with Mo and Dude, 2 bookies who are owed money by Quentin. They attempt to beat him until he tells them that a police car.

Claude is arrested and Lisa and Quentin go to the station to fix the situation. Ma'Dere scolds the family for not cooking dinner or getting prepared for Christmas. When Lisa and Quentin return, they tell everyone that Claude is AWOL and the family is shocked to meet Sandi, who is revealed to be Claude's wife. Mo and Dude take advantage of Quentin by eating with his family. Sandi privately explains to Mel why Claude is AWOL and eventually admits that she is pregnant. Meanwhile, Quentin confronts Ma'Dere about her relationship with Joe and why no one told him that she and Senior were divorced.

Outside, Kelli talks to Lisa about the events that took place, and Lisa also tells her that even though she did not get a college degree, she had to help their mom with the dry-cleaning business when Kelli went to Harvard. Kelli admits that Malcolm is cheating; Lisa confesses that she already knows. Kelli says that 'sharing her man with another woman is pathetic

Quentin goes to the train station but is ambushed by Mo and Dude; Joe shows up to defend him. Joe gives the bookies $10,000 to get them to leave Quentin alone, and they do. Despite Joe's pleas, Quentin boards his train. The next morning, Kelli asks Gerald to come to visit her in New York. Malcolm returns and Lisa decides to do something about his cheating. She persuades him to take a shower while she covers the floor in baby oil. When he asks about his truck, she confronts him about his infidelity, lures him out of the shower onto the slippery floor, and beats him repeatedly with a belt. Afterwards, she meets Kelli on the porch before church and lets her know that he left, that she is filing for a divorce and starting over.

At church, Baby sings "This Christmas" and Claude arrives at the church after being released. After the church service, Quentin returns and reconciles with Joe and his family. The cast members are seen dancing to "Got to Give It Up" (via a Soul Train line) before the end-credits roll.

Casted

Loretta Devine as Shirley Ann “Ma'Dere” Whitfield

Delroy Lindo as Joe Black

Idris Elba as Quentin Whitfield, Jr.

Regina King as Lisa Whitfield-Moore

Sharon Leal as Kelli Whitfield

Columbus Short as Claude Whitfield

Lauren London as Melanie Whitfield

Chris Brown as Michael “Baby” Whitfield

Laz Alonso as Malcolm Moore

Ricky Harris as Cousin Fred Whitfield

Keith Robinson as Devan Brooks

Jessica Stroup as Sandi Whitfield, Claude's wife

Lupe Ontiveros as Rosie

David Banner as Mo

Ronnie Warner as Dude

Mekhi Phifer as Gerald

Amy Hunter as Karen

Receptionedit

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 54% based on 83 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website'scritics' consensus reads: "This Christmas features strong performances and a sharp portrayal of family dynamics, but relies too heavily on holiday movie clichés."[1] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

The film opened the box office at number two behind Enchanted. The film became a box office hit after opening with $17,958,183.[3] It went on to gross $49,121,934 domestically on a budget of just $13 million