Film

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

Director
James Dearden
Certificate
15
Running Time
101 mins

Not to be confused with the excruciating 2004 Ben Affleck festive comedy Surviving Christmas, this is Oscar-nominated Fatal Attraction writer James Deardon‘s first feature as director since Rogue Trader back in 1999.

https://youtu.be/3OJN0ErqoWo

Inevitably, it’s another festive comedy – this time centred on two sisters attempting to get through Christmas with their respective families in their late parents’ run-down country pile. the cast includes Gemma Whelan, Joely Richardson and Downton‘s Julian Ovenden. It seems reasonable to assume that the family pets will be safe on this occasion

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By robin askew, Tuesday, Nov 27 2018

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