**THE WACPINE OF ‘A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS’**

WRITING: 3
ATMOSPHERE: 5
CHARACTERS: 8
PRODUCTION: 6
INTRIGUE: 3
NOVELTY: 2
ENJOYMENT: 4

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**The Good:**

Katherine Hahn remains enjoyable to watch, but she's nothing compared to Susan Sarandon, who is equally enjoyable as her mother.

The mothers' mothers are just as hopeless as the younger generation, but also bring some much-needed maturity to the story.

The show-stealer is Amy's mom in a stereotypically horrible, but enjoyably over the top performance.

After dealing with their live lives and children in the first film, the moms next have to deal with their mothers, which makes for a slightly more enjoyable plot when mixed with the Christmas setting.

Oddly enough, there is a warmth present here that was. Al king from the first film. That translates well into the relationships between the central characters. That also helps some funny moments stand out better than previously.

The ending is sweet and beautiful, just the way you want to from these kinds of films.

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**The Bad:**

The sequel we never wanted or needed does nothing to develop the characters from the last film and doesn't improve the quality of its comedy or acting.

Somehow, the film is even more childish this time around. The jokes are even worse and the atmosphere is awkward. There are no life lessons to tell this time around.

As a comedy, this one is dull and as a Christmas film, this one is definitely among the worst. It never feels funny enough to work as a comedy and not Christmassy enough to be considered a holiday classic.

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**The Ugly:**

I guess they put the 'ass' back in 'Christmas'

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**WACPINE RATING: 4.43 / 10 = 2 stars**