Enjoyable Christmas film...

For the past 4 Christmas's in a row, this has been on TV and every time I have missed it. I would have watched it even if it wasn't Christmas but it didn't really feel right. When it was on TV, I decided to watch it. I didn't really have high expectations for it since I am not really a big fan of Will Ferrell and have hated 2 films he has been in previously. I was surprised at it to be honest because I was just expecting fun family entertainment with a lot of Christmas spirit and that is exactly what I got. It was a funny film but I wouldn't call it hilarious. It was quite an emotional film as well which surprised me a lot. It definitely is a good film to watch before Christmas!


Elf tells the story of a man called Buddy who as a baby crawls into Santa's bag and is raised at the North Pole and works in Santa's workshop with the elves. When he discovers he's a human, Buddy decides to go to New York to search for his father. Will Ferrell's performance as Buddy was actually very good. I think that this could be the only film that I'll like him in because most of his other films look shit as he does. James Caan delivers a good performance as well as Walter who is Buddy's biological father. Zooey Deschanel's performance was good too.


Overall, I would say Elf is an enjoyable Christmas film that everyone should watch around Christmas time. It is funny, entertaining and it really rises the anticipation and Christmas spirit which is what I like the most about this film. It isn't one of the best Christmas films ever but it certainly isn't far off.

7/10