POSITIVES…
It’s cute. It’s amusing. It’s comfortably a generally harmless entertaining movie that gives us another alternative take on the Santa Claus legend.
Even with the somewhat predictable and conventional narrative, I still found the whole story engaging.
It’s got some effectively moving moments that gives this movie that extra boost of emotion that are meant to tug at your heart strings. Like a certain monologue that Noelle has towards the end of the movie.
Anna Kendrick. This movie owes a lot to Anna Kendrick as Noelle Kringle, and how she completely throws herself into the role in such a perfect way. Absolutely makes the movie worth watching just for her. She’s charming, adorable, and delightful as heck. Gotta love her.
Shirley MacLaine is a welcome addition to have in this, in her supporting role as the somewhat grumpy Elf Polly.
Bill Hader gives us his welcome style of comedy as Nick Kringle. The scenes he had with Noelle were entertaining.
Billy Eichner’s Gabriel Kringle’s take on a more modern and cynical outlook on Christmas is quite amusing to say the least.
The reindeer. I like this movie’s take on Santa’s reindeer.
It’s through and through a Christmas movie with a good message that’s worth sharing to everyone watching this.
NEGATIVES…
OMG look at all those product placements! Try not to get too distracted, or at least make it a drinking game when you spot one. You’ll get drunk really fast.
Despite the somewhat ambitiously progressive plot turns and reveals, the movie isn’t exactly challenging and goes for the predictably easy solutions.
The story is as predictable as you expect it to be.
Jokes are hit or miss, depending on your sense of humor. Let’s say it goes for the obvious jokes. Like puns, and easy Christmas related comedy.
Even in its own movie logic that it establishes, there are still overly-silly ridiculous logic flaws that pop up, just for the sake of a joke (I hope you found it funny then).
The CGI work isn’t exactly the best around.
Did I mention about the abundance of product placements?
P.S….
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