Noelle (2019)
1h 40m | PG-13
Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.
Director: Marc Lawrence
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Video: 720p
Cast
Anna Kendrick
as Noelle Kringle
Bill Hader
as Nick Kringle
Kingsley Ben-Adir
as Jake Hapman
Billy Eichner
as Gabriel Kringle
Julie Hagerty
as Mrs. Kringle
Shirley MacLaine
as Elf Polly
Reviews
Means well, but doesn't come out with anything memorable. I did enjoy Anna Kendrick in the role of <em>'Noelle'</em>, she keeps the film moving along fairly well. It's the humour and writing which is the issue. The former is hit-and-miss, some of it lands but a lot of it doesn't - the running joke about the Apple product is lame. The latter, meanwhile, is pretty plain and predictable, there's nothing all that fresh about this - except the, bare minimum, positive message. The special effects aren't great either. Fine for an Xmas watch, but nothing more unfortunately.