The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

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	Year of first release: 2018
	Director: Clay Kaytis (The Angry Birds Movie)
	Actors: Kurt Russell (Escape from L.A., Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Bone Tomahawk, The Hateful Eight), Darby Camp, Judah Lewis
	Country: USA
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 04.12.2018, VOD, 32" TV screen
Synopsis: After their mother gets to work on Christmas eve, Teddy (Lewis) is stuck at home to take care of his little sister Kate (Camp). She elaborates a plan to catch Santa on video when he delivers the presents.
Review: One good thing about watching this Christmas movie is to be able to get in the 'Winter' Christmas spirit, which is not easy when you live in the southern hemisphere and it is 30 degrees and sunny outside. It was produced by Netflix so that allowed them to deliver a fresh Christmas movie to watch at home without having to go to the Cinema or wait three years for it to be available in VoD. Most importantly it features Kurt Russell, an actor beloved in the 80's for his roles in the John Carpenter movies Escape from New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from L.A., still popular in the 90's for Tango and Cash, BackDraft and Stargate, and that I loved to see in a big comeback with Tarantino's Death Proof and The Hateful Eight followed by the recent Bone Tomahawk, Fast & Furious 7&8 and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2. But enough about Kurt Russell who is satisfyingly showing off as expected, because the movie sucks anyway. The mystery around Santa is rapidly not one anymore, American urban pop-culture take over the story (car chases, concert in jail...) and the geography and timeline of everything doesn't make any sense. There is a mandatory happy ending with reconciliations, but it really is all badly done, and nothing more than a pretense to throw tons of special effects to our faces. I'd rather watch again Jingle all the Way or Home Alone, or Love Actually if with a girl.
Rating: 2 /10