The read
Audiences rate it 36 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,359 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes8%
Metacritic19/100
Audiences rate it 36 points higher than critics do.
600 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike MitchellDirector
- Deborah KaplanScreenplay
- Harry ElfontScreenplay
- Jennifer VentimiliaScreenplay
- Joshua SterninScreenplay
- Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ben AffleckDrew Latham
- James GandolfiniTom Valco
- Christina ApplegateAlicia Valco
- Catherine O'HaraChristine Valco
- Josh ZuckermanBrian Valco
- Bill MacyDoo-Dah
- Jennifer MorrisonMissy Vanglider
- Udo KierHeinrich
- David SelbyHorace Vanglider
- Stephanie FaracyLetitia Vanglider
- Stephen RootDr. Freeman
- Sy RichardsonDoo-Dah Understudy
