Is this a masterpiece ? No.
Does it deserve the bad critics? No.
Let's take the movie for what it is: a light family movie you can totally enjoy during the period of Christmas.
I watched the movie with my kids yesterday (10 and 8 years) and my wife.
We all enjoyed. The jokes are not always crazy good but good enough to make us laugh and have a good time.
The movie is obviously predictable but still, it did not bother me/us that much.
I would still recommend to people with a young family. It's light, entertaining and as mentioned funny.
Even for us as parents, there are some interesting messages (again, it's not deep but still, some nice reminders here and there that I enjoyed).
Give it a shot unless light family comedies aren't your thing.
Does it deserve the bad critics? No.
Let's take the movie for what it is: a light family movie you can totally enjoy during the period of Christmas.
I watched the movie with my kids yesterday (10 and 8 years) and my wife.
We all enjoyed. The jokes are not always crazy good but good enough to make us laugh and have a good time.
The movie is obviously predictable but still, it did not bother me/us that much.
I would still recommend to people with a young family. It's light, entertaining and as mentioned funny.
Even for us as parents, there are some interesting messages (again, it's not deep but still, some nice reminders here and there that I enjoyed).
Give it a shot unless light family comedies aren't your thing.