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If you know the Clement Clark Moore poem, you'll know that Prancer is one of Santa Claus' "eight tiny reindeer." When 9-year-old Rebecca Harrell, who still believes in Santa despite the remonstrations of her parents and the taunts of her peers, stumbles across the selfsame Prancer in a remote part of the forest, no one will believe the girl. Later on, Harrell's no-nonsense father Sam Elliot comes across a wounded reindeer, he feels it his duty to put the suffering animal out of his misery. The
Nov 17, 1989 Wide
Oct 2, 2001
Nelson Entertainment
All Critics (16) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (5) | DVD (4)
Its plodding competence can't provide that effortless magical touch that Christmas classics are made of.
Harrell's brash debut, the use of animism and the story's sincerity add interest.
Smaller kids will identify with Jessica's fierce resolve to get Prancer back into action, and older viewers will appreciate the fact that the movie takes place in an approximation of the real world.
Forgettable Christmas movie featuring Sam Elliott.
Prancer deserves to join the select ranks of those Christmas movies we return to again and again.
Harmless, pleasant Xmas-themed family fare.
...worth a look around the holidays.
Off the beaten track.
An oddly dark, moving holiday film.
kids and adults will both be pleasantly surprised
It's a decent holiday season film, suited to the six-to eight-year-old set.
The predictable ending could have been improved if it had been less explicit. Then again, a subtle show, this ersatz tearjerker is not.
For the most part this is an utterly enchanting film that deserves a place in the canon of holiday features that make their way to theaters, video and TV each year at this time.
Old-fashioned christmas movie.
May 3, 2007
Super Reviewer
Funny and charming, even if it is a typical Christmas film. Rebecca Harrell and Sam Elliott are wonderful.
December 23, 2008Super Reviewer
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