Surviving Christmas Critic Reviews

Affleck's psychotic enthusiasm aside, no one seems to be having a good time, and the ill will becomes infectious. Read the full review

Some screwball moments elicit a chuckle or two, but the script is weak and the characterizations clichéd.Read the full review

Can't decide whether it wants to be a black comedy, dumb farce, or sentimental sit-com.Read the full review

A dismally formulaic hodgepodge of crude humor and wan attempts to tug at the heart. Read the full review

Absolutely awesome in its relentless mediocrity. Read the full review

As you watch the comedy lurch along, the woozy, sinking sensation it produces suggests a movie slapped together after the consumption of far too many gallons of that spiked eggnog.Read the full review

Pulling off a premise this creepy and cockamamie would require a lot of skill, far more than can be found in the director of "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" and the writers of "A Very Brady Sequel."Read the full review

Everything about it is manufactured -- the emotions are false, the sentiments are phony, and the story is a construction of mirthless silliness. It's a product, not a creative expression.Read the full review

An almost mirth-free, poorly conceived comedy destined to offer Ben Affleck bashers satchels full of new ammunition. Read the full review