Oh. What. Fun. shows what happens when dear mom finally reaches her breaking point. Michelle Pfeiffer sports a sweet Texas drawl while standing up for underappreciated mothers who are taken for granted by their bickering families during the holidays. All the cooking, cleaning, shopping, decorating, and gift wrapping aren’t done by an unfeeling, care robot or unpaid servant; moms deserve respect for everything they selflessly do. That laudable theme, combined with varying degrees of chemistry from the film’s all-star cast, helps overcome bouts of strained humor. Oh. What. Fun. never delivers any “ho ho ho” belly laughs, but a climactic scene between Pfeiffer and Felicity Jones endearingly strikes a warm note on the way to the feel-good ending.

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