The whole idea was just, well, odd. The mother obsessed with running for office, the dad hiding in the closet because he's lost his job (funny reference to Harry Potter there, dad !). Unpopular school girl with no reason to be unpopular. Harpy of a teen-girl-bully and her cohorts. Blond, of course. Smarty-rude little sister. Mother who dotes on one child and dismisses the other out of hand. Mysterious tramp with a secret and a dog.
A waste of Hugh Beaumont and all the other actors. The special effects were repetitious and rather nasty. There were visual fogs of belches, bad breath and body odor and just how far can that take a viewer entertainment-wise?
Rather silly story that is supposed to wind up being all Christmassy-huggy-uplifting but left me feeling disappointed and gypped out of my hour of watching time.
Recommendation: Give it a miss. Watch the Animated version of "The Grinch" instead. Now, THERE's an uplifting and fun Christmas tale.
A waste of Hugh Beaumont and all the other actors. The special effects were repetitious and rather nasty. There were visual fogs of belches, bad breath and body odor and just how far can that take a viewer entertainment-wise?
Rather silly story that is supposed to wind up being all Christmassy-huggy-uplifting but left me feeling disappointed and gypped out of my hour of watching time.
Recommendation: Give it a miss. Watch the Animated version of "The Grinch" instead. Now, THERE's an uplifting and fun Christmas tale.