Review: columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie 
Sentiment: negative

Review: something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers 
Sentiment: positive

Review: very much a home video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times 
Sentiment: negative


Review: its premise is smart , but the execution is pretty weary