Christmas Vacation: How a Perfect Family Holiday Goes Horribly Wrong
Clark Griswold's only crime is that he wants a perfect family Christmas. He just wants a little too much of it. What could go wrong? The answer is everything.
Christmas Vacation is hands down my favorite Christmas movie of all time. I watch it with my family almost every year. Maybe I love it because Clark is an absurd caricature of my own father. Or because my own 89-year-old grandmother (who we call Mommo), reminds me of forgetful Aunt Bethany. And almost definitely because every family—even my own—has its version of crazy Cousin Eddie.
The movie perfectly expresses the weird opposing feelings we have at the holidays. On the one hand you get to enjoy it, and on the other you have to get through it, which can sometimes collide to create a perfect storm. And in Clark's case, it certainly did. [Netflix]
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