Just like many real-life holiday get-togethers with the family, this comedy starts out pleasantly enough but degenerates into awkwardness and furtive watch-checking to see how much longer you have to suffer before you can leave. Millionaire Chicago ad executive Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has the Midas touch when it comes to work, but his personal life is a disaster. His beautiful girlfriend, Missy (Jennifer Morrison), flips out about his plans to visit Fiji together for the holidays, insisting that Christmas should be spent with family and leaving him alone in his massive but empty apartment. After a brief visit with a frantic therapist (Stephen Root), who advises Dre...
Released:
2004
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
92 mins