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Elf

Elf

2003

Jon Favreau

Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen ...

4.5

6,622

Comedy. Fantasy After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"A breezily entertaining, perfectly cast family treat. Actor-director Jon Favreau, working from a colorful script by David Berenbaum, has delivered just the right combination of naughty and nice"	POS
United States	David Rooney Variety	"Disarming (...) The film achieves much of its buoyancy from Ferrell’s exuberant physical comedy and the character’s immensely likeable guilelessness"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The big, chaotic scenes sometimes lack polish and precision, but 'Elf' also happily forgoes the slick, hyperactive aggression that makes so many live-action holiday comedies so wearying."	NEU
United Kingdom	Anna Smith Empire	"Ferrell's man-child invites sympathy and sniggers, making this amusing despite some flimsy plotting (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Mark Kermode The Guardian	"The result is a turkey (...) 90 laughter-free minutes"	NEG
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"It brings sophisticated glee and a sense of innocent fun to what could have been a moribund traditional family film."	POS
United States	J.R. Jones Chicago Reader	"A smarmy and unconvincing family story"	NEG
United Kingdom	Jason Caro Radio Times	"Ferrell is the life and soul of an infectiously entertaining Christmas celebration (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Canada	Noel Dix Exclaim!	"A wonderful and hysterical Christmas film"	POS

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