Arthur Christmas (2011) (original) (raw)

'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But this year, Santa's son Arthur has an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.

Director: Sarah Smith
Writers: Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith
Starring: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen
Producers: Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Carla Shelley, Steve Pegram

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Review

Review by Brian Orndorf, November 22, 2011

7 / 10

The 2011 holiday season receives an appealing boost of yuletide power with �Arthur Christmas,� a CG-animated effort from Aardman Animation, best known for their �Wallace and Gromit� productions. While overstuffed with domestic concerns, this tale of Santa�s family and their feverish need to carry out Christmas duties in full is an enjoyable matinee diversion, loaded with seasonal splendor and dry Brit wit, while offering spirited voicework from a gifted cast, who all display a firm grip on the tone of the piece, with its interest in slapstick comedy and snow-dusted sentiment. It�s not the tig ...read more...

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