Christmas Do-Over (2006)

"...more entertaining than most of the made-for-TV holiday turkeys...above stuff like "Jingle All the Way" and below "The Santa Clause."  James Plath, DVD Town
"...everything goes all Groundhog Day on [Mohr and he] does do some hilarious s***, like getting in a fistfight with Jesus...  Mr. Satanism's Video Picks for Perverts

Editor's Note This ABC holiday family feature stars Jay Mohr as a divorced guy just trying to get through Christmas. He intends to keep things simple by picking up a gift for his son in the morning, then dropping it off at his ex-wife's house and leaving before any drama results, but soon Kevin realizes this won't be possible when he starts reliving the same day over and over! He's hardly filled with holiday spirit to begin with, but Kevin may be forced to rethink the meaning of Christmas, after all.

	Adrienne Barbeau
	Daphne Zuniga
	David Millbern
	Jay Mohr
	Andrew Gross - Original Music By
	Carmi Gallo - Production Designer
	Catherine Cyran - Director
	Jacqueline David - Writer
	Jeffrey Schenck - Producer
	John Gilbert - Editor
	Ken Blakey - Cinematographer
	Michael Patti - Original Music By
	Robyn Meisinger - Executive Producer
	Trevor Reed Cristow - Writer

Variety 6 of 10
Finally a Christmas movie that invokes one of the best-known yet least discussed holiday traditions: regifting. If nothing else, "Christmas Do-Over" is "Groundhog Day," sloppily rewrapped and presented with less flair and good will...There is a bit of nice casting with Adrienne Barbeau as Daphne Zuniga's mom. But soon after horny, alcoholic grandma mistakes her gift of earrings as pasties and Jay Mohr's character punches out -- in succession -- Santa Claus, Jesus and Mary, things pretty much fall apart...Scribes Trevor Reed Cristow and Jacqueline David don't supply much to root for. Mohr's character is such a dislikable, nonresponsive parent and ex-husband, that his transformation from acerbic and smug to slightly less acerbic and smug just isn't that moving...The notion that one day can truly make a difference in life is worthy food for thought this time of year. Digging a little deeper, though, is a disheartening subtext that seems to say that if a woman just sticks with the mean and selfish guy, eventually he'll figure it out. Other notions of good will are also hampered by the supposedly heartwarming holiday ditty that marks Kevin's redemption. It's memorable mainly as the worst display of TV lip-synching since Ashlee Simpson. - Laura Fries