一点二五星

普通的家庭"喜劇"

男子因为事业抛弃老婆和一儿一女，结果老婆正是一筹莫展的时候，却天降姨妈财！让自己和孩子过上了体面的生活！两个孩子设计要圣诞老人露马脚，没想到老妈是圣诞老人，而此时门外闯进一个一无所有的流浪汉，一看是抛妻弃子的老公啊！最后，女人让老公扮演圣诞老人，孩子们以为真的绊倒了圣诞老人，一家四口抱在一起！欧亨利式结局！这个原谅老公的结局属实不能接受，但是影片对于剧情的推进和悬念的设置，可圈可点呢！大卫格里菲斯基本奠定了电影的叙事——无能为力时就超能力，大团圆结局大于分辨孰是孰非！

The children set a trap for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, knowing he has to come through the window because their estate has no chimney. Their father, who abandoned them and his wife before she inherited her fortune, plans to burglarize that very house, unaware of the occupants o

插入镜头，邻接性剪辑，有些地方还是不自然。