Summary
Tidings of discomfort and joy abound in a festive comedy directed by Mary Lambert from a script co-written by Todd Calgi Gallicano and Charles Shyer. Every Christmas, Charlotte Sanders (Heather Graham) seethes with jealousy and incredulity at the 'splendiferous' Jennings family newsletter distributed by her old college friend Jackie (Brandy Norwood). Determined to prove that Jackie's picture-perfect life is a sham, Charlotte contrives to arrive on Jackie's doorstep a few days before Christmas with her husband Rob (Jason Biggs) and children Grant (Wyatt Hunt) and Dora (Abby Villasmil) in tow. Jackie invites the stricken Sanders clan to spend Christmas with her brood including her smitten beau Valentino (Matt Cedeno) and daughter Beatrix (Madison Skye Validum). To Charlotte's horror, everything in the newsletter appears to be true and her deceit puts a strain on her marriage to Rob