you can survive survive christmas . i think the television version be a bit edited way down . i like ben afleck . he play draw johnson and a family less adult and who be willing to pay complete stranger . the valcos star james gandolfini and catherine ohara a the parent and christina applegate a lisa valco and the daughter . drew be lonely around the holiday because he doesn not have a family of his own so he rent out a family in the chicago suburb for a quarter million dollar . bill macy who i best remember for play maude husband arthur be hire to play duda and the grandfather . when the whole situation come crash down and the truth can be painful . the valcos household be crumble apart from the drew situation . draw rich girlfriend and her parent make a surprising visit . you can not buy what you wish for . the acting and writing be mediocre but the first rate cast pull it through to the final scene .