"Good Holiday Comedy!"

Rating: 6/10 (31 December 2013)

Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner and Bob Newhart star in this 2003 comedy. This tells of human elf, Buddy (Ferrell) who is an orphan raised at the North Pole. Newhart plays papa elf who tells him about his real father, Walter (Caan) who lives in New York. Buddy embarks there and gets into mischief while trying to get to know him. Walter not only has a hard time accepting him as his son, but he's been consumed with work and hasn't spent much time with his family. Walter eventually bonds with Buddy and gets his priorities straight. Buddy also finds love with woman, Jovie (Deschanel) who works as a mall elf. Steenburgen plays Walter's wife, Emily and Asner (Lou Grant) plays Santa Claus. Ferrell is great in this as usual and I recommend this good holiday comedy.