At first i didn't think that Ben Affleck could really pull off a funny Christmas movie, boy was i wrong, my daughter invited me to watch this with her and i was not disappointed at all. James Gandolfini was funny, i really liked Christina Appelagate, and Catherine O' Hara was good too, the storyline is what really sold me, i mean, too put up with family, at the table for people you only hardly see but once or twice a year, and probably don't get along with anyway, you really do need as much alcohol as you're system can stand to deal with Christmas, so i thought that the premise was good there, buying the family with 250000 dollars, was a little on the far fetched side, but it turned out to work pretty good for me, cause it was a riot all the way through, it shows the class struggle of the different families. it has lot's of funny moments, including embarrassing stuff on the computer for a teenage boy. all in all i loved this movie and will watch it again next Christmas or sooner if my daughter wants too.
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