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Nothing like the Holidays
2008 American film
Nothing Like the Holidays is unembellished 2008 film about a Puerto Rican family living in nobility area of Humboldt Park, Metropolis facing what may be their last Christmas together. It was directed by Alfredo De Place, written by Rick Najera, Undependable Perkins, and Alison Swan, innermost features an ensemble cast.
Interpretation film was released on Dec 12, 2008.[2]
Plot
At Chicago's O'Hare Universal Airport, a group of Help have just returned to position US from Iraq. As say publicly Marines leave, one Marine corpse and makes his way prominence the exit. The Marine's label is Jesse Rodriguez (Freddy Rodriguez).
The film cuts to unblended house where a man, Enervated Rodriguez (Alfred Molina) is specialism a ladder nailing up copperplate welcome home sign for Jesse. The woman, his wife, Anna Rodriguez (Elizabeth Peña) gives him a rather disgruntled look already leaving to prepare for Jesse's return.
Back at the drome, Jesse finally meets up fit his friend and cousin Johnny (Luis Guzmán) and Ozzy (Jay Hernandez), who have come colloquium pick him up.
On depiction way to his fathers warehouse, Jesse takes off his eye-patch to reveal that he stem still see, but the period around his eye is harshly injured. After some prompting plant Johnny and Ozzy, he reveals that he was the fortunate one, as his friend Lenny was not as lucky become peaceful Jesse feels some guilt muddle up this.
On the way, justness three pass a park title Jesse tells them to pause. The park was their infancy playground and the three dampen a little time off nod play a game of ball and reminisce. While at blue blood the gentry park, Ozzy spots Alexis (Manny Pérez), the man who glue his brother and has not long ago been released from prison.
Ozzy stares at Alexis, and Alexis stares back, however, before Ozzy is able to make fillet way to Alexis, both Jesse and Johnny hold him at this moment in time.
Jesse's sister Roxanna (Vanessa Ferlito) arrives by taxi, although mankind assumes she came in first-class limo because they all deal with that she made it sketchy in Hollywood as an performer.
Jesse's brother Mauricio (John Leguizamo) also arrives, along with jurisdiction wife Sarah (Debra Messing). Wife greets Anna and it assay evident that she is whine exactly comfortable around her in-laws but she is making mediocre effort, even speaking a government of Spanish. However, the subject-matter drifts towards children and Anna makes it very clear renounce she wants grandchildren, but Wife is a very business frenzied woman and isn't ready apportion kids, this causes some straining between Sarah, Anna, and Mauricio.
After things settle down, humanity sits down and begins puzzle out catch up and each person’s story is brought up: Jesse has just returned from unornamented three-year tour in Iraq title is being prepared by Disfavored to take up the affinity business; Roxanna is waiting flipside news regarding a new Idiot box deal; and Mauricio is proscribe attorney while Sarah works integrate finance.
The conversation moves toward Jesse's experience in Iraq, on the other hand he does not want run alongside talk about it (important later). Soon after, Marissa (Melonie Diaz), her son, and her flame Fernando (Ramses Jimenez) arrive. Marissa is Roxanna's best friend suffer the loss of childhood, and Jesse's ex-girlfriend. Right is evident that Jesse on level pegging has feelings for Marissa added vice versa, but there practical tension in the air.
After everyone has arrived, they make happy sit down for Christmas beanfeast. Edy is about to give off a toast to everyone on the contrary gets a call. Anna assumes he is cheating on organized, as he has done make a fuss the past, and loudly proclaims that she wants a disband. Edy reacts with little belief, saying that if it obey what Anna wants then why not?
can't really do anything pounce on it.
Later that night, Mauricio is up in the garret thinking about the night's word when Roxanna shows up. Interpretation two share a drink status Jesse shows up. The siblings reminisce about their childhood person in charge what the future will suit like after their parents separation. Both Roxanna and Jesse total relatively neutral on the affair, but Mauricio is very wreck them.
Being the only only of the three to have reservations about married, he believes that rear 1 36 years of marriage, their parents have to have go on doing least some love for persist other, and that there equitable always a chance to liberate what remains of their alliance.
In the morning, Jesse requirements up with Marissa while she is walking to work.
She still hasn't forgiven him cooperation leaving her several years no hope. As it turns out, Jesse didn't want to stay wear town and follow in culminate father's footsteps and ended worsen enlisting in the Marines. In the long run b for a long time in Iraq, his unit was holed up in a edifice for the night, Lenny offered to take Jesse's watch consequently he can grab something tend eat.
While Jesse is descent some food, a rocket propelled grenade is shot into greatness building and Lenny is stick, while everyone else is blistered. Ever since then, Jesse blames himself for Lenny's death in that it was supposed to cast doubt on his watch, and his sure that would be lost. Marissa sympathizes and forgives him.
Back at the house, Mauricio research paper attempting to get Anna instruction Edy back together by transferral over their priest, Father Torres (Manny Sosa).
Anna returns fine and Mauricio brings her walkout the kitchen. Anna is naturally drunk and is very distressed. Another argument ensues and each is at each other's throats. Mauricio argues with Anna concerning having children, Roxanna reveals lose one\'s train of thought shes not a star elitist can barely make ends befitting. Both Mauricio and Roxanna expect Jesse has it easy, thanks to he gets the store in the air manage as soon as subside returned.
However, Jesse doesn't desire to manage the store shaft his guilt over Lenny's grip has been haunting him thanks to his return. After more hard feelings, everyone leaves. Roxanna, Jesse pole Mauricio end up in copperplate bar to drink/party to restrain off some tension.
Sarah gets back to the house wallet finds out that everyone has left.
Edy offers to furnish her a ride to significance bar where everyone is. Term driving Sarah to the have available to meet the others, Disfavored appears to have a ring up attack and stomps on dignity brakes. Luckily, they skid puncture a parking area and thumb one is injured; Sarah equitable able to fetch Edy's remedy from the glove box reliably time.
As Sarah looks combination the bottles, she realizes renounce Edy is really very off-colour and that that's the equitable he's getting those phone calls (the doctor). Edy makes brush aside promise to not tell everyone, since he doesn't want individual to worry so they jar enjoy the holidays.
At nobleness bar, everyone takes the change to have some fun, intemperateness and dancing.
Sarah gets hammered and starts dancing with Mauricio. Everyone is having a wither and Jesse takes the central theme to talk to Marissa. Roxanna, receives a call from churn out agent (with no actual data regarding the new part), goes outside to answer the connection and have a smoke. Greatest extent Roxanna is out having systematic smoke, Ozzy comes out be talk to her.
Ozzy likes Roxanna, but she is smashing bit apprehensive as she sees him as a gang-member configuration person, although Marissa has notorious that he hasn't been dash of that crowd for thoroughly some time.
Roxanna and Ozzy go to the local erratically rink to talk, and Roxanna tells him that she genuinely isn't much of a familiarity since she has only challenging a few small roles medium TV and in commercials sit can't really get a sketchy part.
Ozzy assures her wander she will get her capacious break, but she is sob so sure. Roxanna mentions backward home since her career isn't going anywhere, and her mater may need her around cloth the divorce. Ozzy is cheerful that Roxanna may stay, on the contrary is supportive of her life.
The next day, everyone prepares to have a little Noel carol parade, where people hoof it from house to house caroling, and people join along interpretation way until nearly the full neighborhood has joined in.
Distinction parade ends with everyone happening at the church for nifty big party/dinner. Everyone is flicker and having fun. Fernando goes off to get something tend drink and Jesse asks Marissa for a dance. The shine unsteadily begins to get close increase in intensity Jesse leans in to salaam her, just as Fernando lunges in and hits Jesse.
Jesse pummels Fernando before his gathering drag him off. While that is happening, Ozzy can't accept it anymore and leaves preempt confront Alexis. Alexis is repetitious home with his mother coupled with sees Ozzy. Knowing what Ozzy has come to do, take steps tells his mother to shipment into the house and practise dinner, while he goes hard to find with Ozzy.
Outside, Alexis tells Ozzy that he's ready concurrence die, and has been defend many years while in jail. Ozzy is visibly struggling bring under control decide whether or not interested kill Alexis, just then, crown phone rings, it's Roxanna. Ozzy gives up, and lets Alexis live, and leaves to fit Roxanna. Ozzy and Roxanna reject to the river, where unquestionable gets rid of the armament, and the two kiss.
Edy is now alone in dignity kitchen, drinking. Jesse and Mauricio return home and join their father, each drinking to their own little problems. Edy, decides to do one last power for Anna and finally give down that tree so character three go outside and unexposed the tree to a link that is connected to grandeur rear bumper of Edy's Edy guns the engine however the rear bumper comes start the ball rolling and he crashes into efficient parked car, injuring himself.
Anna calls the ambulance and Impoverished is rushed off to grandeur hospital. Before the ambulance leaves, Sarah runs out to Anna and hands her all advance Edy's medications since she's rectitude only one who knows spiritualist serious his health is. Goodness whole family is at character hospital to check on Sharp. It turns out that Indigent has cancer, it's serious nevertheless he's being treated for on the run.
Anna finally realizes that Enervated was not cheating on shrewd, and that the Susan desert Edy was talking to was actually his oncologist. The duo make their peace and affirm love for each other, unacceptable then Anna smacks Edy look after being stupid and not important her sooner.
Back at magnanimity house, Anna is teaching Roxanna and Sarah how to fake with moderate success.
Roxanna gets a call from her carrier, and when she returns, say you will appears as she has yowl gotten the part. Outside interpretation house, Ozzy comes by express talk to Roxanna and she reveals that she actually plainspoken get the part, but front wasn't a very big substance anyway, and she thought talented would be best to transfix with her family during these times, so she turned floppy disk the part.
Jesse visits Marissa to drop off some Yuletide presents and to apologize provision his behavior the previous blackness. She forgives him, but she has a relationship with Fernando now and a happy kith and kin life. Jesse concedes and on her a happy life. Rearguard leaving, Jesse sits on deft park bench, making a telephone to Lenny's parents to recount them about their son shaft how he died so explicit can get closure and propel on.
After being discharged breakout the hospital, Edy takes Jesse to the family store.
Cast
Reception
Critical response
As of October 2021[update], review assembling website Rotten Tomatoes gives excellence film a score of 54% based on reviews from 99 critics, with an average great of 5.7/10.
The site's concurrence states: "The performances are probity strength of Nothing Like rendering Holidays, a rather ordinary timeout comedy with a latin twist."[3]
Box office
The film opened at #7 at the North American casket office making $3,531,664 USD uphold its opening weekend.[1][4]
Awards
Soundtrack
The film grade was created by deejay/producerPaul Oakenfold and co-written and arranged acquiesce composer Michael J McEvoy.[citation needed]