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Aardman Animations broadens their humor a bit for Arthur Christmas, a clever and earnest holiday film with surprising emotional strength.
All Critics (165) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (152) | Rotten (13) | DVD (1)
Parents may shed a nostalgic tear or two, while their children can enjoy spotting all the witty visual details. Dec 14, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Parents may shed a nostalgic tear or two, while their children can enjoy spotting all the witty visual details.
Jake Wilson
This witty, handsomely appointed 3-D animated feature is the most delightful Santa biopic since Edmund Gwenn donned the fat suit. Dec 14, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
This witty, handsomely appointed 3-D animated feature is the most delightful Santa biopic since Edmund Gwenn donned the fat suit.
Scott Marks
It's as bright and twinkling as a Christmas tree, decked with warmth and humor. Dec 5, 2011 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It's as bright and twinkling as a Christmas tree, decked with warmth and humor.
Amy Biancolli
It's busy but buoyant, and it honors the tradition of giving with wit and style. Dec 5, 2011 | Full Review…
It's busy but buoyant, and it honors the tradition of giving with wit and style.
Bruce Diones
The action is swift and witty, and the 3-D effects are imaginative and not simply tacked on as with so many animated movies these days. Dec 2, 2011 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
The action is swift and witty, and the 3-D effects are imaginative and not simply tacked on as with so many animated movies these days.
Peter Rainer
The movie fails utterly at coming up with a story that merits all the eye candy. Nov 25, 2011 | Rating: 2/4
The movie fails utterly at coming up with a story that merits all the eye candy.
Rene Rodriguez
I just love Arthur as a character. Feb 13, 2019 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…
I just love Arthur as a character.
Rachel Wagner
Arthur Christmas doesn't exactly break any boundaries, but it is coherent and consistent in its themes of inclusiveness and caring. Feb 7, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Arthur Christmas doesn't exactly break any boundaries, but it is coherent and consistent in its themes of inclusiveness and caring.
Abbie Bernstein
Arthur Christmas isn't going to end up a Christmas classic... But it's worth seeing this year. It has old-fashioned values with a modern mind-set. Jan 4, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Arthur Christmas isn't going to end up a Christmas classic... But it's worth seeing this year. It has old-fashioned values with a modern mind-set.
Kelly Jane Torrance
Arthur Christmas' characters have plenty of personality and make the film a really fun watch. It's also short and sweet, with a number of action-packed set-pieces that will keep the younger folk among us occupied for its entirety Dec 4, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Arthur Christmas' characters have plenty of personality and make the film a really fun watch. It's also short and sweet, with a number of action-packed set-pieces that will keep the younger folk among us occupied for its entirety
Russell Cook
Excellent vocal performances and impeccable 3-D CG animation... [Full review in Spanish] Mar 15, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Excellent vocal performances and impeccable 3-D CG animation... [Full review in Spanish]
Laura Hiros
Sentimentality is unavoidable as this rollicking adventure comes to an end, but it doesn't force-feed a Christmas message. Sep 6, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Sentimentality is unavoidable as this rollicking adventure comes to an end, but it doesn't force-feed a Christmas message.
Francesca Rudkin
Inventive Brit bit about the life at the North Pole where the Claus family is at odds with one another, each with their own particular and opposing viewpoints. Can they leave their differences and unite to save Christmas? Of course they do, its a Christmas movie f'cryingoutloud. The fun is in the getting there, and there's plenty of that here. You will believe a reindeer can fly. No, really. They can. Its how Santa gets around. Whatta you mean you don't believe?!?
Super Reviewer
Humor, wit and humanity abound in this bright Christmas gem. It's a wonderfully innovative Christmas story with fantastic animation and great voice talent. I found it quite enjoyable.
Though lacking the technical wizardry of other contemporary animated movies, Arthur Christmas is tightly scripted, creative and witty in surprising ways (which itself is unsurprising given the Aardman legacy), and emotionally sophisticated. Likely the best under-the-radar animated movie of the last several years.
much has been made of this film as a Christmas gem, a future classic. this is a very fun movie, but a bit chaotic, a good film, but not really as good as the hype. overall this is a definitely a solid enough movie to make it a semi regular addition to our holiday watching.
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