Enjoyable but Unremarkable Movie

Rating: 6/10 (25 January 2019)

14 November 2003. This feel-good, funny, and entertaining family Christmas comedy didn't break much new ground nor did it really have the quality performances and scripts needed to make this a classic Christmas movie. It was enjoyable and the laughs and the interest, the storyline were all good but not great. James Cann's character could have been even more compelling (though his acting was great) with more attention to the script writing. It's difficult to balance fantasy fairytales with serious, comedy/drama and that's how come such classics are so rare. I enjoyed this movie, but it doesn't really rise to the level of brilliant missing out on quality for style, emotional simplicity, and basic family entertainment.