survive christmas be a surprisingly funny movie especially consider the bad publicity when it be first release . ben affleck be funny a an obnoxious millionaire who pay the family that occupy his childhood home to be his family for christmas . he then drive the family crazy with overindulgence for christmas cheer . i have not be a ben affleck fan in the past ( though i do like daredevil and paycheck ) but here he be well cast in this role . i also like christina applegate a the daughter in the family who can not stand affleck character at first . sure you can see where this movie be go but you do not care . ignore what the critic say and rent this movie out because it be funny than a lot of christmas movie .