10 Most Annoying Christmas Movies Of All Time

Believe it or not, there was one a time when the newest Vince Vaughn movie was a hotly anticipated event. No, it's true. His affable, schlubby qualities put a nice sheen on his more acerbic side, and audiences flocked to movies like Dodgeball and Wedding Crashers.

Unfortunately, around the time Four Christmases was released, Vaughn had begun simply going through the moves in his comedies, losing pocketfuls of his wise-ass charm with each scene. That's certainly the case here, as Vaughn looks constrained both the material and by his cohort, Reese Witherspoon.

It's not just Vaughn, either. It almost seems like the director was involved in a bet to see how many Academy Award winners and nominees he could cram into one film that showcased exactly none of their talents appropriately. And dammit all if he didn't win.

The premise involves the happily unmarried and childless Vaughn and Witherspoon being forced to visit all four of their divorced parents over Christmas, which is really just an excuse to bop from one unfunny and excessively uncomfortable "skit" to another without fleshing out additional plot points.

It's basically a farce that forgets how to bring the story -- and the laughs -- for huge chunks of time.