In this crass, misanthropic misfire, a millionaire mogul ben affleck pays strangers james gandolfini, catherine ohara living in his childhood home to pretend. Surviving christmas is unpleasant characters attacking each other for 90. Reviewed in the united states on september 6, 2016. A lonely, obnoxious young millionaire pays a family to spend christmas with him. Dreamworks dated surviving christmas for october 22, 2004 because nothing gets audiences more in the mood for a christmas movie than a. With ben affleck, christina applegate, james gandolfini, catherine ohara. Surviving christmas has got to be one of the worst christmas films that ive seen.
Your guide to holiday marathons and specials 2016 tv guide. Surviving christmas surviving christmas, best christmas movies. Surviving christmas from about 2004 with ben affleck, james gandolfini, christina. The hallmark channel has rolled out their 2016 christmas movie schedule, and heres a look at the original movies they have in store for us. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. Watch surviving christmas trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Surviving christmas cant 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. Facing another christmas alone, drew latham decides to go back to his.
Dreamworks, the studio behind surviving christmas, reportedly reached an agreement with paramount to postpone their movie into 2004, so the. Starring ben affleck, james gandolfini, christina applegate, catherine ohara. Surviving christmas from the 10 worst christmas movies. Surviving christmas is a 2004 american romantic comedy film directed by mike mitchell, written. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. Facing another christmas alone, drew latham affleck decides to go back to his idyllic. Surviving christmas 91 min comedy, romance 21 september 2004 drew latham is an executive leading an empty, shallow life with only wealth on his side. Yup, its another dysfunctional family christmas movie popularized by national lampoons christmas. Longing for holidays past, drew travels to his childhood. There were so many individual plots that nothing was interesting. Surviving christmas is their third film, after 2016s mums list and bifanominated my feral heart. First look at eleanor tomlinson, rafe spall in bbc drama the war of the worlds topics.
Surviving christmas bluray disc, 2017 for sale online. There are the giant programming blocks, like the perennial a christmas story 24hour marathon on tbs and tnt, which starts at 8 p. Yup, its another dysfunctional family christmas movie popularized by national. A lame comic premise, a tiresomeborderingonobnoxious protagonist and a script devoid of humor is a lot to overcome for any movie, and surviving christmas is not the one to do it. This managed to make me wish it were february and santa. Julian ovenden, gemma whelan, joely richardson board. Surviving christmas ben affleck james gandolfini christina applegate 2004 a lonely man ben affleck returns to his childhood home and celebrates the holiday with the strangers who live there. Surviving christmas 2004 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Directed by mike mitchell, surviving christmas finds drew latham ben affleck uneager to spend another lonely christmas in his own home.
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