So I freely admit that I know nothing about The Perfect Holiday, releasing nationwide
December 12 from Yari Film Group, apart from a single publicity email I
received yesterday. It’s being billed as the heart-warming story of Nancy
(Gabrielle Union), a loving single mother of three who falls for Benjamin
(Morris Chestnut), a talented but struggling songwriter working part-time as a
mall Santa. Are We There Yet?-type
conflicts arise when her oldest son, 10-year old John-John, convinces his
younger brother and sister to help scheme against their mother’s new boyfriend
in the hopes that she will reunite with their father, rap-mogul J-Jizzy
(Charles Q. Murphy).

Oh, and the film is narrated and produced by Queen Latifah, who
costars in the magical role of Mother Christmas opposite Terrence Howard, who
plays “the amusingly Scrooge-ish Bah-Humbug.”

But I do know that the above is not a picture you should have shown me…