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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneAs light, fluffy, cockle-warming holiday entertainment, this thing is pretty sweet.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThere are a few amusing moments, helped by subdued performances from Affleck and Gandolfini, but this is no "Bad Santa" despite its obvious ambition to play similar holiday tricks.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliCan't decide whether it wants to be a black comedy, dumb farce, or sentimental sit-com.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAs 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.
- 20Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufWrenches paltry giggles and cheap warmth from a screenplay that makes "Son in Law" seem like Sam Shepard. But wretched Affleck is the real liability.
- 10L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasIt's screen comedy at the end of its tether, Capra-corn gone rancid.
- 10The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA lame comic premise, a tiresome-bordering-on-obnoxious 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.
- 0Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterThis ghastly comedy emits the subliminal whine of a sucking chest wound.
- 0Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThere are no survivors here.