This Christmas (film)

Infobox Film
name = This Christmas


caption = Promotional poster
director = Preston A. Whitmore II
producer = Preston A. Whitmore II
writer = Preston A. Whitmore II
starring = Delroy Lindo
Idris Elba
Loretta Devine
Chris Brown
Sharon Leal
and
Regina King
music =
cinematography = Alexander Gruszynski
editing = Paul Seydor
distributor = Screen Gems
[http://www.rainforestfilms.com/index.html Rainforest Films]
released = November 21, 2007
runtime =
country = flagicon|USA
language = English
budget = $13 million
gross =
website = http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thischristmas/
imdb_id = 0937375

"This Christmas" is a 2007 christmas-drama film produced by [http://www.rainforestfilms.com/index.html Rainforest Films] and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmastime story that centers around the Whitfield family, whose eldest son has come home for the first time in four years. The film received a PG-13 from the MPAA for comic sexual content and some violence [ [http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_SrchReslts.asp Motion Picture Association of America ] ] and 12A by the British Board of Film Classification for moderate violence and sex references. [ [http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/0/B85A5E71ED2106028025738D00333EEF?OpenDocument THIS CHRISTMAS rated 12A by the BBFC ] ]

Cast

*Loretta Devine as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield
*Delroy Lindo as Joe Black
*Chris Brown as Michael "Baby" Whitfield
*Idris Elba as Quentin "Junior" Whitfield
*Regina King as Lisa Whitfield Moore
*Laz Alonso as Malcolme Moore
*Columbus Short as Claude Whitfield
*Ricky Harris as Cousin Fred
*Sharon Leal as Kelli Whitfield
*Lauren London as Melanie "Mel" Whitfield
*Keith Robinson as Devean Brooks
*Lupe Ontiveros as Rosie
*Jessica Stroup as Sandi Whitfield
*Mekhi Phifer as Gerald
*David Banner as Mo
*Ronnie Warner as Duke

Reception

Reviews for the film were generally mixed. As of December 4, 2007, a slim majority of the critics on Rotten Tomatoes judged the film "rotten", with the consensus view being that the film "Has strong performances, but relies too heavily on holiday movie clichés." [No byline, rottentomatoes.com, [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_christmas/ This Christmas] . Accessed 4 December, 2007.] The score on Metacritic is 63 out of 100, "Generally favorable reviews". [No byline, metacritic.com, [http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/thischristmas?q=this%20christmas This Christmas] . Accessed 4 December 2007.] Despite some bad reviews the movie ranked number 2 in the box office (next to Enchanted). The film became a box office hit after opening with $17,958,183. [ [http://the-numbers.com/charts/weekly/2007/20071123.php The Numbers - US Movie Box Office Chart Weekend of November 23, 2007 ] ] It went on to gross $49,121,934 on a budget of just $13,000,000. [ [http://the-numbers.com/movies/2007/TCHRS.php This Christmas - Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information - The Numbers ] ]

DVD & Blu-Ray Release

This Christmas will release on DVD And Blu-Ray on November 11,2008(the movie will only be on Widescreen ).

Trivia

* This is the second film in which Columbus Short, Chris Brown and Laz Alonso have been featured. The first is "Stomp the Yard", in which Short and Brown play brothers, as they do in "This Christmas".
* Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal, and Loretta Devine all appeared together in "Dreamgirls".
* Sharon Leal and Loretta Devine starred together in "Boston Public".
* Jessica Stroup and Idris Elba went on to star in "Prom Night".
*The film's title refers to the Donny Hathaway song of the same name, which is covered by Chris Brown in the film.

Original Soundtrack

This Christmas Soundtrack was released by Jive Records on November 20, 2007.Fact|date=November 2007

#This Christmas - Chris Brown - 3:18
#I'll Be Home For Christmas (Waiting On Remix) -Jordin Sparks - 3:13
#Jingle Bells - B2K - 3:18
#Try A Little Tenderness - Chris Brown - 6:14
#Merry Christmas Baby - Charles Brown - 4:49
#Silent Night - Boney James Feat. Anthony Hamilton - 5:16
#Please Come Home For Christmas - Aaron Neville - 2:52
#I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin - 2:50
#Got To Give It Up, Part 1 - Marvin Gaye - 4:13
#Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Luther Vandross - 5:05
#The Christmas Song - Toni Braxton - 3:25
#Santa Baby - Lina Wade - 3:20
#Sleigh Ride - TLC - 3:44
#O Holy Night - Denetria Champ - 4:33

Awards/Nominations

*Asian Excellence Awards
**Outstanding Actress in a Movie: (Sharon Leal), Winner

*Image Awards
**Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: (Loretta Devine), Nominated
**Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture: (Preston A Whitmore II), Nominated

*MTV Movie Awards
**Breakthrough Performance: (Chris Brown), Nominated

References

External links

* [http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thischristmas/ Official site]
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* [http://www.rainforestfilms.com/index.html Rainforest Films]