Who sent the Christmas gram?....

Rating: 6/10 (18 November 2012)

Buddy was a baby in an orphanage who stowed away in Santa's sack and ended up at the North Pole.
Later, as an adult human who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs.
Hobbs, on Santa's naughty list for being heartless, had no idea that Buddy was even born.
Buddy, meanwhile, experiences the delights of New York City as only an elf can. When Walter's relationship with Buddy interferes with his job, he is forced to reevaluate his priorities......
Elf isn't as clever as it thinks it is, but it shouldn't be this good either.
Ferrall has never been better as the titular character, and it's due to his child like prowess and body language.
It's a shame he's never really hit this high in a long time, as he is really likable in this, and makes this movie a little more magical.
The rest of the cast are fine, but this is Ferralls movie all over the shop, and there is hardly a scene where he's not in it.
It gets a little soppy at the end, but it's a Christmas movie, so all is forgiven.
Funny and touching, if a little too blunt with its message.