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The Christmas Chronicles

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• Comedy
• Adventure

• 2018
• Clay Kaytis
• 103 mins
• PG

Summary

Siblings Kate and Teddy Pierce hope to capture Santa Claus on camera on Christmas Eve. Festive family adventure starring Kurt Russell

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Jamie Healy

Two kids join Santa on a mission to save Christmas in this rambunctious Netflix romp. Katie (Darby Camp) and her tearaway brother Teddy (Judah Lewis) spend much of their time squabbling since the death of their dad, but find a common purpose when they spy Father Christmas on his rounds and try to capture him on camera. However, their unexpected appearance causes Santa to crash his sleigh, prompting a race against time to regroup the reindeer and get those deliveries back on track. A bushy-of-beard Kurt Russell makes for a fun, freewheeling St Nick, whose night includes joy-riding a stolen car and landing himself in the slammer. The fact that he intuitively knows everyone and what they want for Christmas is a nice touch. And those pesky, non-believing adults are always jumping to the wrong conclusions as to who he must be, whether it be a kidnapper, an internet stalker or a Vegas magician. The introduction of some feisty CGI elves (a calculated cross between Trolls, Minions and Gremlins) feels like superfluous decoration, but younger viewers will no doubt appreciate the chaos they bring. Older viewers can instead enjoy Russell revisiting his Elvis years as he rocks out with a jail band comprised of Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. While it may not be a keepsake to match the best festive classics, this has pleasing stocking-filler appeal, with one surprise final cameo that wraps it all up nicely.

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7.0/10

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Cast

rolenameSanta ClausKurt RussellTeddy PierceJudah LewisKatieDarby CampOfficer JamesonLamorne MorrisClaire PierceKimberly WilliamsDoug PierceOliver Hudson

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rolenameDirectorClay Kaytis

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2018-11-22

Languages

English | French | Romanian | Spanish

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