O Natal dos Amigos Indiscretos

The actors are comfortable re-inhabiting their roles. They reconnect onscreen in ways that make us feel the passage of time.

...stakes almost everything on its superb ensemble cast, which includes Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Harold Perrineau, Nia Long, Regina Hall, and Melissa De Sousa.

It speaks well to the ensemble’s chemistry that the camaraderie and cattiness remain intact and, at its best moments, Holiday has a welcome looseness that feels just like hanging out with old friends again...

...the cast make for winning company...

It’s no mean feat, stitching together comic bonhomie and Kleenex-wadding melodrama, but Lee makes it look easy.