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19 out of 100

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4.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

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  • Starring: Ben Affleck, Catherine O'Hara, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini
  • Summary: Facing another Christmas alone, Drew Latham (Affleck) decides to go back to his idyllic 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. (DreamWorks)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 22 out of 29
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Allison Benedikt
    63
    As light, fluffy, cockle-warming holiday entertainment, this thing is pretty sweet.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    There 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.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    Some screwball moments elicit a chuckle or two, but the script is weak and the characterizations clichéd.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 10 out of 15

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