Surviving Christmas (2004) is a movie that I recently watched on Amazon Prime. The storyline follows a successful businessman with nowhere to go for Christmas. He decides to pay a family $250,000 to take him in for Christmas and follow his directions on how he wants Christmas to go and hopefully win his girlfriend back. The family struggles with this awful idea but does their best to help him find what he's looking for...
This movie is directed by Mike Mitchell (Trolls) and stars Ben Affleck (Justice League), Christina Applegate (Married with Children), James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Bill Macy (The Jerk) and Udo Kier (Skinwalkers).
Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini are absolutely magic in this picture. Their interactions, dialogue and juggling of circumstances was hilarious. Christina Applegate delivers a tremendous performance as well. Her persistent attack on Affleck was a treat. The family dynamic is perfectly portrayed as is their reactions to various scenarios. The ending is a bit predictable but still fun.
Overall, this isn't a Christmas classic but it's definitely a fun watch. I would score this a 7/10 and strongly recommend seeing it once.
This movie is directed by Mike Mitchell (Trolls) and stars Ben Affleck (Justice League), Christina Applegate (Married with Children), James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Bill Macy (The Jerk) and Udo Kier (Skinwalkers).
Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini are absolutely magic in this picture. Their interactions, dialogue and juggling of circumstances was hilarious. Christina Applegate delivers a tremendous performance as well. Her persistent attack on Affleck was a treat. The family dynamic is perfectly portrayed as is their reactions to various scenarios. The ending is a bit predictable but still fun.
Overall, this isn't a Christmas classic but it's definitely a fun watch. I would score this a 7/10 and strongly recommend seeing it once.