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'Surviving Christmas'

Starring: Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Morrison
Director: Mike Mitchell
MPAA rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language and a brief drug reference
Release date: October 22
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The story: Facing another Christmas alone, Drew Latham (Affleck) decides to go back to his childhood home to recall the family holidays of his youth. There is, however, one problem: the people living there now are not Drew's family.

Critics' Reviews:

Los Angeles Daily News:
"With a movie this bad, you can sure the DVD will be out before Christmas, just in time to give to someone that you really, really don't like."
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Newark Star-Ledger:
"...a comedy so cheerless, the movie should close with a suicide hotline number."
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St. Paul Pioneer Press:
"...a strenuous comedy that makes you feel like congratulating the actors for managing not to gag while they say their lines."
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