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Surviving Christmas Review

Other Critics provided by Metacritic.com

Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 1.0
    19

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Overwhelming dislike
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 0

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    There are no survivors here.

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  • 10

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

    A 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.

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  • 20

    out of 100

    Variety

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

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  • 25

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times

    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."

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  • 30

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    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.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

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

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  • 38

    out of 100

    USA Today Claudia Puig

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

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  • 38

    out of 100

    ReelViews James Berardinelli

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

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  • 63

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune

    As light, fluffy, cockle-warming holiday entertainment, this thing is pretty sweet.

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  • See all Surviving Christmas reviews at Metacritic.com

For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Not for kids 16 and under

You'll be lucky if you survive this dumb movie.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie includes jokes about incest, pornography, and marijuana. Characters drink and smoke and use some strong language. There's comic peril and violence, including smacking someone with a shovel. The happy families Drew sees on Christmas include a gay couple, but this is intended to be humorous, not inclusive.

  • Families can talk about how difficult it can be to try to measure our own relatives by the idealized families portrayed in holiday movies and television shows.

The good stuff
  • message true0

    Messages: Not an issue

What to watch for
  • violence false3

    Violence: Comic peril and violence.

  • sex false3

    Sex: Sexual references, including jokes about incest and pornography.

  • language false3

    Language: Some strong language for a PG-13.

  • consumerism false0

    Consumerism: Not an issue

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking, smoking, marijuana joke.

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