The ensemble seems to have been magically delicious in loving the script because they are all filled with joy even when acting grumpy like veteran little actor Peter Dinklage, playing one of Caan's prestigious clients whom Ferrell accidentally insults. So old fashioned in theme but very modern in spirit, this never falters in any way. When he surprises her in the employee lounge (complete with shower) as she sings 'Baby It's Cold Outside', it's a magical moment, one of many that starts with the sight of Santa's real village.Įverybody is absolutely perfect here, not a false note in the film. One of the funniest gags is the reemergence of the long defunct Gimbles department store where Buddy meets Deschanel and turns the Santa village upside down by redecorating it overnight. Who better to play Santa than Ed Asner? He's completely loveable with absolutely no Lou Grant gruffness. This film pays great tribute to our modern Christmas culture with references to the Franken-Bass TV specials of my childhood and even gets a very funny Keebler elf reference in as well. Having not seen this until now, I felt like a complete freeze miser for unintentionally missing it, although I did see the musical on Broadway in 2012. Caan must find the kid in himself to from the Scrooge like publisher to a loving husband and father, and that will take a Christmas miracle. Stepmom Mary Steenburgen (along with Dianne Wiest and Sissy Spacek the perfect on-screen mom) immediately takes to him, half brother Daniel Tay finds a playmate and world weary Zooey Deschanel goes from wanting to kill him on their first meeting to completely entranced by his sweetness. He's an orphan who crawled into Santa's bag and was adopted by bachelor elf Bob Newhart and when he learns the truth of who he is heads to the Big Apple to locate his father, the cynical James Caan, and ends up finding a family.

It's the story of Buddy the elf, Will Ferrell, an actor I normally can't abide. The perfect holiday movie for the cynical New Yorker (or anybody from any other metropolis) is so colorful and cheerful, yet not one that will give you a sugar overdose.

Reviewed by mark.waltz 10 / 10 There's magic in the man in green. When Walter's relationship with him interferes with his job, he is forced to reevaluate his priorities.-Ken Miller Buddy, meanwhile, experiences the delights of New York City (and human culture) as only an elf can. He, who is on Santa's naughty list for being a heartless jerk, had no idea that Buddy was even born. Later, as an adult who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs. Buddy was a baby in an orphanage who stowed away in Santa's sack and ended up at the North Pole.

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