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Facing another Christmas alone, Drew Latham decides to go back to his idyllic childhood home to spend the holidays with family. There is, however, one problem: the people living there now are not Drew's family. Nevertheless, Drew has his mind set on an old-fashioned family Christmas, and the fact that the "family" in question, the Valcos, are complete strangers, isn't about to put... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Comedy, Romance and Holiday |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 10 min. |
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| Release Date: |
October 22nd, 2004 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for sexual content, language and a brief drug reference. |
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| Distributors: |
DreamWorks SKG
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$11,198,345 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
D+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, David Germain
"Surviving Christmas? Try surviving all 91 minutes of this holiday melodrama." more...
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D- |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"It's the sort of stupid swill that gets spewed out by a studio committee, slapped together without a brain, a heart, or a good idea about where to put a camera or when to cut a scene." more...
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D |
Chicago Tribune, Allison Benedikt
"As light, fluffy, cockle-warming holiday entertainment, this thing is pretty sweet." more...
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B- |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"Officially credited to four writers, Surviving Christmas bears all the signs of too-many-cooks stirring the script..." more...
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C- |
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