A Boy Called Christmas
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…
- Released: 2021-11-25
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Stars: Henry Lawfull, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Maggie Smith, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Toby Jones, Rune Temte, Zoe Colletti, Indica Watson, Stephen Merchant, Sinéad Phelps, Philip Lenkowsky, Peter Hosking, Perveen Hussain, Abiola Ogunbiyi, Kendrick Roger Ong, Rishi Kuppa, Joel Fry, Carol MacReady, Isabella O’Sullivan, Eden Lawrence, Ayomide Garrick
- Director: Gil Kenan
Comments
- d_penn - 25 December 2022
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The production value in terms of set and costumes definitely makes it enjoyable to watch, it has several cute and touching moments, but the rest is just meh. The writing is noticeably lacking, the effects are cheap, and all of the acting is so-so... there are some actually good performances (ie the father) but the majority are extremely mediocre and the bad writing doesn't help that any. It's like every time the actors interact they are just saying lines with another behind them or connecting to each other and after a while that actually starts to get uncomfortable because it is just so socially off. Unfortunately, the main boy is far from a strong actor making it uncaptivating and a drag at times to watch as he is on screen most often. Lastly, its message for "the meaning of Christmas" leaves much to be desired and very forced as a concept. Like- we know it's a Christmas movie! You don't have to repeat yourself over and over (again horrible script!) Glad to have watched it just as a little holiday fun for an evening but doubt I will ever watch it again.
