Wealthy Chicago ad executive Drew Latham has long avoided the family traditions of Christmas, but has dreaded being alone on the actual day. So when his tropical Christmas vacation with girlfriend Missy Vangilder falls through and Missy breaks up with him in the process, a self-therapy session leads Drew to decide to relive his best childhood Christmases. With his loved ones long-gone, he decides to rent a family: the Valcos, the current owners of his childhood home in suburb... (Full plot summary below)
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Wealthy Chicago ad executive Drew Latham has long avoided the family traditions of Christmas, but has dreaded being alone on the actual day. So when his tropical Christmas vacation with girlfriend Missy Vangilder falls through and Missy breaks up with him in the process, a self-therapy session leads Drew to decide to relive his best childhood Christmases. With his loved ones long-gone, he decides to rent a family: the Valcos, the current owners of his childhood home in suburban Chicago. Tom Valco wants nothing to do with Drew until an exorbitant amount of money is involved; they draw up a contract which expires at the end of Christmas night. What Drew doesn't (or refuses to) realize is that the Valcos are having their own problems, which his presence exacerbates. Can the Valcos endure their unexpected guest? If they can, will the money solve their problems? Meanwhile, will Drew come to realize what he wants in life and how to achieve it?
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| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderCan't decide whether it wants to be dark or merry, and it bungles nearly every attempt at doing either. |
| Reel.comSarah ChaunceySummoning sympathy for poor-little-obnoxious-rich-man Drew is nearly as difficult as swallowing Grandma's decade-old fruitcake. |
| Bangitout.comJordan HillerSurviving Christmas can't decide whether it wants to be naughty or nice and the end result is a sometime funny story, but with a severe multiple personality disorder . |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesJust when you're about to dismiss Affleck and his over-the-top demeanor, the story starts to click. A movie I thought I was going to hate turned into a nice little treat. |
| Denver PostMichael BoothThe surprisingly effective bleak humor earned scene by scene in Surviving Christmas reveals the proper formula that Affleck abandoned after Good Will Hunting. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovWhat the film seems to find amusing is at best uncomfortable and at worst a little scary. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganThe desperation apparent in Affleck's bug-eyed attempts at whimsy may be the most uncomfortable aspect of Surviving Christmas. |
| San Antonio Express-NewsLarry RatliffAffleck somehow remains convinced that he's a leading man. He does this despite mounting evidence to the contrary. ... Do I need to invoke the "G" word (Gigli)? |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordSurviving Christmas is a mildly amusing concept that never gets above its two-dimensional nature. |
| jackiekcooper.comJackie K. CooperThe goose that shouts AFLAC! appears to have more talent than Ben "The Grinch" Affleck |
