Rotten
Pique on earth and ill will toward men permeate this mirthless comedy.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Surviving Christmas
This year, Christmas comes early. Really early.
2004 · 1h 31m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Mike Mitchell
Overview
A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.
Director and cast
- Mike Mitchell Director
- Ben Affleck as Drew Latham
- James Gandolfini as Tom Valco
- Christina Applegate as Alicia Valco
- Catherine O'Hara as Christine O'Hara
- Josh Zuckerman as Brian Valco
- Bill Macy as Doo-Dah
- Jennifer Morrison as Missy Vanglider
- Udo Kier as Heinrich
- David Selby as Horace Vanglider
- Stephanie Faracy Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
8%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The movie is dead from the outset given the artificiality of the premise about a lonely rich guy who hires the folks living in his boyhood home to be his family for the holidays.
David Germain, Associated Press
Rotten
The moral is that money can indeed buy happiness.
Jessica Winter, Time Out
Rotten
Surviving Christmas is about as funny as a rubber crutch for Tiny Tim.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
There's a lot to not buy in Surviving Christmas. I recommend not buying.
Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times
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