Will Ferrell ruins Christmas.

Rating: 1/10 (8 September 2006)

ELF (2003) Review: I saw this movie with an open mind. I dislike Ferrell, but gave this a chance...that did not last long. The movie becomes instantly predictable and stupid. This must have been written by a 6 year old.
*Spoilers* Don't say I did not warn you.
Will is a human adopted by the elves at the north pole and the joke here is that he's 6 feet tall and the elves are still short. That's one punchline that's repeatedly shoved down our throats. I GET IT! It's not funny at all. He finds out that his old man(an embarrassed James Cann) is naughty and throws his usual annoying hissy fit. One thing that REALLY annoyed me was the scene in the mall. He erupts into a frenzy about the mall worker posing as a fake Santa. This is insanely annoying. The guy is dressed as Santa to serve some good kids, some bratty kids and does this for hours on end just so he can get an extra paycheck to feed his family and gets shouted at by some annoying jerk in an elf outfit. Leave him alone!! Let him do his job!! Also a cute woman dressed as an elf for some unexplained reason, gets a liking to this jackass. Another thing, If ELF was so offended by the fake Santa, why did he not throw a fit at the babe dressed as a fake elf?? She's a fraud too just like the guy dressed like Santa. Ferrell is naturally annoying as ELF. The "comedy" is stupidity. I almost feel sorry for James Caan. Perhaps Caan was here for another paycheck. Can't be for the script, which sucks.
The Last Word: Avoid. Will Ferrell still sucks. A bad adaptation of a Christmas movie. Want a good Christmas movie? Try National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation or for kids, The animated Dr. Seuss's The Grinch who stole Christmas instead.