PG | 1h 37min | Adventure, Comedy, Family | 7 November 2003 (USA)
Unlike the films of the 1940s and ’50s, most of the more modern Hollywood Christmas movies tend to have a pervading sense of cynicism and are sometimes even mean-spirited, the opposite of what the venerated holiday is all about. However, a few recent attempts convey the festive nature of Christmas, with director Jon Favreau’s (of Marvel film fame) 2003 “Elf” being one such effort.
