As Santa Claus is making his rounds, a human orphan crawls into his sack and accidentally hitches a ride to the North Pole. Raised as an elf by Papa Elf (Newhart), he knows he's at least four feet taller than most of the other elves, and eventually he decides to go to New York City and seek out his birth father.
Elf
Elf. Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult ...
Elf Movie Review
Kids say ( 197 ): This movie is sweet and funny, though it can't quite seem to make up its mind whether people should need proof of Santa's existence or not. Some of the jokes in Elf work better than others, and the talents of Caan, Steenburgen, Bob Newhart (as Buddy's adoptive father), and Ed Asner (as Santa) are neglected.
Elf
Movie Review. Three decades ago on one of his Christmas Eve stops at a Catholic orphanage, Santa accidentally acquired one of its infant residents when a baby crawled into his toy sack. Upon realizing the slip-up back at the North Pole, Santa and the elves unanimously decide to keep the boy—especially after the elf manager agrees to adopt him.
Elf
It's Ferrell's bullish commitment to the concept that holds the Jon Favreau-directed film together. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 1, 2023. Even if Elf might be a bit overplayed ...
Elf (2003)
Elf: Directed by Jon Favreau. With Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner. Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
'Elf' Review: 2003 Movie
December 24, 2015 9:32am. New Line/Photofest. On November 7, 2003, Buddy met America. Jon Favreau's comedy, Elf, starring Will Ferrell andZooeyDeschanel, has since become a holiday staple for ...
Elf (2003)
This was one of my favorite movies in 2003. Will Ferrell is brilliant as the Elf. The supporting cast is great too, especially Bob Newhart as his elf "dad". The characters are well written and it is a refreshing film to get lost in. Will Ferrell plays the elf with such innocence, he is so funny!
Elf (film)
Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum.It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father. James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart appear in supporting roles.. Elf was released in the United States on ...
Elf
Will Ferrell graduates to his first solo leading role with flying colors in Elf, a disarming holiday comedy about a clueless innocent who saves Christmas and fosters a renewed sense of family in his reluctant father. Read More. By David Rooney FULL REVIEW. 58.
Elf Movie Review by Peter Travers
By Peter Travers. November 7, 2003. Here's an early Xmas treat: a family-friendly comedy about a human baby who crawls into Santa's sleigh and winds up being raised by elves. Will Ferrell ...
Elf (2003)
Elf (2003) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. TV Shows. ... Metacritic reviews. Elf. 66. Metascore. 39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 83.
FILM REVIEW; For One Lad, Pointy Shoes Turn Out to Be Hard to Fill
Directed in relatively mellow, easy-going style by Jon Favreau, "Elf" is a charming, silly family Christmas movie more likely to spread real joy than migraine, indigestion and sugar shock.
Elf
Elf Reviews. Will Ferrell is utterly charming in this amiable holiday fantasy. He plays Buddy, an overgrown and inept human who was raised by Santa's helpers. He decides to search for his birth ...
The Independent Critic
The Independent Critic offers movie reviews, interviews, and festival coverage from award-winning writer and film journalist Richard Propes. ... "Elf" has a "go for it" spirit that is beautifully captured by Will Ferrell. This man seems unafraid to completely surrender himself to a role and seems to have complete faith in everything working out ...
Why the Will Ferrell comedy Elf is still the best Christmas movie ever
New York City as a character. Elf's message still works in 2023. After 20 years, Elf has entered the pantheon of great Christmas movies and owns the championship belt for best of the 21st ...
Elf Review
13 Nov 2003. Running Time: 98 minutes. Certificate: PG. Original Title: Elf. An uncanny gift for physical comedy helps Will Ferrell propel this festive family movie along, even though it's barely ...
Elf
A movie review by James Berardinelli. Elf is being hailed in some quarters as the next great Christmas classic. The people making such a pronouncement must have seen a different cut of the movie than the one shown to me. Elf is a feather-light motion picture that embraces the Christmas spirit, but, in the process, forgets that it's trying to be ...
Elf (4K UHD Review)
Review. Long before he launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man and helped to rejuvenate the Star Wars franchise via The Mandalorian, actor-turned-filmmaker Jon Favreau gave movie fans their first hint of his talent behind the camera when he was hired by New Line to direct an unlikely Christmas comedy.Conceived as an homage to the classic Rankin/Bass holiday specials, Elf is the ...
11 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About 'Elf' the Christmas Movie
Ralphie from A Christmas Story makes a guest appearance.. When two Christmas movies collide—that's what happens in Elf when you realize that Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in A Christmas Story (1983) also played the head elf in Santa's workshop nearly 20 years later!. The North Pole scenes weren't created with CGI. While many films these days use CGI to create incredible worlds, the ...
Elf (2003)
Synopsis. Thirty years prior to the events of the film, a baby crawls into Santa's sack at an orphanage. Santa unwittingly takes the baby back to the North Pole, where it is decided that Papa Elf will raise him. The baby, named Buddy, is raised unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause Papa ...
Elf (2003)
ELF is a "feel good" movie with a familiar "Scrooge" played by a father who neglects his family to earn money and the "Tiny Tim" who just happens to be a 6' Elf named "Buddie". It has a wonderful story-line, excellent actors, and reinforces the importance of Christmas Spirit, family, love and spending time with those you love.
Elf
What a novel concept! The last 20 minutes of the film were beyond torturous to watch. Not even the great Peter Dinklage could throw a lifeline to this movie, and of course they squandered his brief cameo with a lame, safe and predictable scene about his size. Elf was horrible, inexcusable and inexplicable garbage.
Mark Hamill Voiced An Elf In This Dark, 1970s Animated Film By The Lord
Although Mark Hamill is immediately recognizable for his 1977 performance as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, another movie from the same year actually showed off his talents as a voice actor.Like Hamill, animator Ralph Bakshi is best-known for his work on a major Hollywood IP - in this case, the somewhat notorious animated Lord of the Rings movies. . However, while this project arguably came to ...
This Forgotten 2011 Action-Comedy is Will Ferrell's Most Underrated Movie
These movies were par for Ferrell's course and share a lot in common with The Other Guys, but they were simply a decade too late. These explain why The Other Guys is something of a forgotten gem today. Even if some quotes, plus Highsmith's and Danson's ridiculous deaths, persist through memes, the movie is a relic of a bygone era.
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As Santa Claus is making his rounds, a human orphan crawls into his sack and accidentally hitches a ride to the North Pole. Raised as an elf by Papa Elf (Newhart), he knows he's at least four feet taller than most of the other elves, and eventually he decides to go to New York City and seek out his birth father.
Elf. Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult ...
Kids say ( 197 ): This movie is sweet and funny, though it can't quite seem to make up its mind whether people should need proof of Santa's existence or not. Some of the jokes in Elf work better than others, and the talents of Caan, Steenburgen, Bob Newhart (as Buddy's adoptive father), and Ed Asner (as Santa) are neglected.
Movie Review. Three decades ago on one of his Christmas Eve stops at a Catholic orphanage, Santa accidentally acquired one of its infant residents when a baby crawled into his toy sack. Upon realizing the slip-up back at the North Pole, Santa and the elves unanimously decide to keep the boy—especially after the elf manager agrees to adopt him.
It's Ferrell's bullish commitment to the concept that holds the Jon Favreau-directed film together. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 1, 2023. Even if Elf might be a bit overplayed ...
Elf: Directed by Jon Favreau. With Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner. Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
December 24, 2015 9:32am. New Line/Photofest. On November 7, 2003, Buddy met America. Jon Favreau's comedy, Elf, starring Will Ferrell andZooeyDeschanel, has since become a holiday staple for ...
This was one of my favorite movies in 2003. Will Ferrell is brilliant as the Elf. The supporting cast is great too, especially Bob Newhart as his elf "dad". The characters are well written and it is a refreshing film to get lost in. Will Ferrell plays the elf with such innocence, he is so funny!
Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum.It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father. James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart appear in supporting roles.. Elf was released in the United States on ...
Will Ferrell graduates to his first solo leading role with flying colors in Elf, a disarming holiday comedy about a clueless innocent who saves Christmas and fosters a renewed sense of family in his reluctant father. Read More. By David Rooney FULL REVIEW. 58.
By Peter Travers. November 7, 2003. Here's an early Xmas treat: a family-friendly comedy about a human baby who crawls into Santa's sleigh and winds up being raised by elves. Will Ferrell ...
Elf (2003) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. TV Shows. ... Metacritic reviews. Elf. 66. Metascore. 39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 83.
Directed in relatively mellow, easy-going style by Jon Favreau, "Elf" is a charming, silly family Christmas movie more likely to spread real joy than migraine, indigestion and sugar shock.
Elf Reviews. Will Ferrell is utterly charming in this amiable holiday fantasy. He plays Buddy, an overgrown and inept human who was raised by Santa's helpers. He decides to search for his birth ...
The Independent Critic offers movie reviews, interviews, and festival coverage from award-winning writer and film journalist Richard Propes. ... "Elf" has a "go for it" spirit that is beautifully captured by Will Ferrell. This man seems unafraid to completely surrender himself to a role and seems to have complete faith in everything working out ...
New York City as a character. Elf's message still works in 2023. After 20 years, Elf has entered the pantheon of great Christmas movies and owns the championship belt for best of the 21st ...
13 Nov 2003. Running Time: 98 minutes. Certificate: PG. Original Title: Elf. An uncanny gift for physical comedy helps Will Ferrell propel this festive family movie along, even though it's barely ...
A movie review by James Berardinelli. Elf is being hailed in some quarters as the next great Christmas classic. The people making such a pronouncement must have seen a different cut of the movie than the one shown to me. Elf is a feather-light motion picture that embraces the Christmas spirit, but, in the process, forgets that it's trying to be ...
Review. Long before he launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man and helped to rejuvenate the Star Wars franchise via The Mandalorian, actor-turned-filmmaker Jon Favreau gave movie fans their first hint of his talent behind the camera when he was hired by New Line to direct an unlikely Christmas comedy.Conceived as an homage to the classic Rankin/Bass holiday specials, Elf is the ...
Ralphie from A Christmas Story makes a guest appearance.. When two Christmas movies collide—that's what happens in Elf when you realize that Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in A Christmas Story (1983) also played the head elf in Santa's workshop nearly 20 years later!. The North Pole scenes weren't created with CGI. While many films these days use CGI to create incredible worlds, the ...
Synopsis. Thirty years prior to the events of the film, a baby crawls into Santa's sack at an orphanage. Santa unwittingly takes the baby back to the North Pole, where it is decided that Papa Elf will raise him. The baby, named Buddy, is raised unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause Papa ...
ELF is a "feel good" movie with a familiar "Scrooge" played by a father who neglects his family to earn money and the "Tiny Tim" who just happens to be a 6' Elf named "Buddie". It has a wonderful story-line, excellent actors, and reinforces the importance of Christmas Spirit, family, love and spending time with those you love.
What a novel concept! The last 20 minutes of the film were beyond torturous to watch. Not even the great Peter Dinklage could throw a lifeline to this movie, and of course they squandered his brief cameo with a lame, safe and predictable scene about his size. Elf was horrible, inexcusable and inexplicable garbage.
Although Mark Hamill is immediately recognizable for his 1977 performance as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, another movie from the same year actually showed off his talents as a voice actor.Like Hamill, animator Ralph Bakshi is best-known for his work on a major Hollywood IP - in this case, the somewhat notorious animated Lord of the Rings movies. . However, while this project arguably came to ...
These movies were par for Ferrell's course and share a lot in common with The Other Guys, but they were simply a decade too late. These explain why The Other Guys is something of a forgotten gem today. Even if some quotes, plus Highsmith's and Danson's ridiculous deaths, persist through memes, the movie is a relic of a bygone era.