Despite the attempt of one reviewer to put it that way, this is not a message movie about self acceptance.
It's an aggregation of disjointed storylines that barely have anything to do with each other - with some obviously added because they had to fill time. I actually get the sense that nobody was working off of a single story board, but rather were each working off of his or her own storyboard, hoping that at some point a grown-up would direct them to pull it all together into something that could be considered a narrative.
This is not a narrative. It is disjointed, predictable, with humdrum dialogue, and with the only adult smiles, coming from completely inappropriate references, including one to wedding night bondage and domination.
The kids in my life wanted to see Elf before this one. Once we saw this one, they wanted to see Elf again. We all needed a cleanse.
It's an aggregation of disjointed storylines that barely have anything to do with each other - with some obviously added because they had to fill time. I actually get the sense that nobody was working off of a single story board, but rather were each working off of his or her own storyboard, hoping that at some point a grown-up would direct them to pull it all together into something that could be considered a narrative.
This is not a narrative. It is disjointed, predictable, with humdrum dialogue, and with the only adult smiles, coming from completely inappropriate references, including one to wedding night bondage and domination.
The kids in my life wanted to see Elf before this one. Once we saw this one, they wanted to see Elf again. We all needed a cleanse.