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3 | ''This Christmas'' is a 2007 American Christmas comedy-drama film produced by Rainforest Films and distributed by Screen Gems. |
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5 | Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmas time story that centers on the Whitfield family, whose eldest has come home for the first time in four years. |
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7 | The film is based on the 1970 Donny Hathaway song of the same name, which is covered by Music/ChrisBrown in the film. The Whitfield family overcome many trials and obstacles during the Christmas season. |
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10 | !!This film contains examples of: |
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12 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: Michael Whitfield, who is affectionately referred to as "Baby" by the whole family. |
13 | * BigBeautifulWoman: Ma'Dere. |
14 | * BigBrotherWorship: The Whitfield siblings all adore their oldest brother Quentin. When he first arrives home they all sit around an empty table watching him eat and listening to his travel stories. |
15 | * ChickMagnet: Baby, who is constantly texting or on the phone talking to various girls. He also receives extravagant Christmas gifts from no less than five different girls. |
16 | * DancePartyEnding: The movie ends with the family and guests taking turns dancing in the middle of the floor. |
17 | * DatingWhatDaddyHates: [[spoiler:Sandi]], whose parents disapprove of her marriage to [[spoiler:Claude, because he is black.]] |
18 | * DeclarationOfProtection: Various Whitfields say "I got you" as a way of showing loyalty. |
19 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: Claude threatening a patron with a gun lands him in jail, due to the fact that such an act is usually first-degree assault, a felony. |
20 | * DisappearedDad: Senior. |
21 | * DontTellMama: Seeing as Senior left the family to chase his dreams of being a musician, Baby understandably doesn't want Ma'Dere to know he dreams of becoming a singer. |
22 | * EthicalSlut: Kelli. |
23 | * FamilyBusiness: Ma'Dere's dry-cleaners. |
24 | * FiremenAreHot: Gerald. |
25 | * FunSize: Mel, who is played by the 157cm tall Lauren London. |
26 | * LethalChef: Kelli. When she offers to cook something, the response is a unanimous, emphatic "BigNo". Lisa later warns Sandy away from something she's prepared--"You're already trying to kill her?" |
27 | * LonelyAtTheTop: Kelli, a high-powered executive from New York refuses to settle down because she's focused on her career. Ma'Dere makes sure to remind her that "a career won't keep you warm at night". |
28 | * LoveAtFirstSight: Claude told Sandi that the moment he laid eyes on her, he knew he would marry her. |
29 | * ManipulativeBastard: Malcolm, who tries to get Lisa to convince the family to sell the family business [[spoiler:while cheating on her.]] |
30 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: 6. Even better, it's three boys and three girls. It also appears that the genders alternated with each birth. |
31 | * MySisterIsOffLimits: Quentin seems disgusted by the idea of Mo lusting after his younger sister Lisa. |
32 | * NuclearFamily: Lisa and Malcolm's family. |
33 | * PromotionToParent: Lisa apparently raised Claude, though it's not explained why. |
34 | * SheIsAllGrownUp: Gerald remembers Kelli as a "skinny little ninth-grader with glasses and pigtails". When he sees her as an adult at the club, he immediately attracted to her. |
35 | * TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Lisa, the down-to-earth, realist wife and mother, in contrast to Kelli, a free-spirited career-driven single woman. |
36 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Kelli delivers one to Lisa when she finds out [[spoiler:Lisa is aware of her husband's infidelity.]] |
37 | * SecretRelationship: Ma'dere and Joe have been hiding their relationship from the kids, though they all know. Quentin is the only one with a problem with it. |
38 | ** Claude comes home for Christmas (without permission from his superiors) and CannotSpitItOut that he's gotten ''married''. |
39 | * TitleDrop: Baby performs "This Christmas" at the Christmas morning service. |
40 | * TokenWhite: [[spoiler:Sandi,]] Claude's secret wife. |
41 | * WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Two guys make snide comments to Claude along these lines--"I hear they've got some strong knees!"--pressing his BerserkButton. |
42 | * YoureNotMyFather: Quentin's attitude towards Joe throughout the film in spite of the latter being a NiceGuy and better father figure than Senior ever was. [[spoiler: Their relationship changes for the better once Joe bails out Quentin after the loan sharks are prepared to kill him at the end of the film.]] |
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