Jeff Goldblum Shows You Exactly How to Act When You Get a Crappy Christmas Gift

An electronics retailer's useful tips

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Some of us have better poker faces than others when it comes to reacting to disappointing holiday gifts. The Brits, despite their stiff-upper-lip reputation, appear to need some help in this department, too.

Jeff Goldblum to the rescue!

U.K. electronics retailer Currys PC World has tapped the movie star and now-famous commercial pitchman for its first-ever Christmas campaign, dubbed "Spare the Act." Goldblum, charging into family gatherings at the most awkward times, imparts some of his thespian know-how on the obviously deflated giftee.

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