Deck the Halls is a 2006 American Christmas comedy film directed by John Whitesell,The film was released on November 22, 2006.In a small Massachusetts town, optometrist and self-proclaimed Christmas expert Steve Finch wants his kids to have a great Christmas, filled with traditions such as using an Advent calendar, taking Christmas card pictures in matching sweaters, and buying a large tree. The film was originally entitled All Lit Up, and while it was set in the United States, it was shot in Ocean Park, Surrey and other locations throughout Metro Vancouver.On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 6% based on 83 reviews with an average rating of 2.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Relying on flat humor and a preposterous plot, Deck the Halls is an unnecessarily mean-spirited holiday movie that does little to put viewers in a holiday mood."On Metacritic, the film has a score of 28 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.