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Elf (2003)
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Elf is genuinely good. Not just Saturday Night Live-movie good, when the movie has some funny bits but is basically an insult to humanity; Elf is a smartly written, skillfully directed, and deftly acted story of a human being adopted by Christmas elves who returns to the human world to find his father. And because the writing, directing, and acting are all genuinely good, Elf is also genuinely funny. Will Ferrell, as Buddy the adopted elf, is hysterically sincere. James Caan, as his rediscovered father, executes his surly dumbfoundedness with perfect aplomb. Zooey Deschanel, as a department store worker with whom...
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I will be honest. I could not make it all the way through this film. The idea of a 30-year-old man acting as if he was developmentally disabled was too much for me to take. In fact, I don't know any people with developmental disabilities that act like him.
Belching loudly and eating spaghetti with syrup was gross, not...
(complete Elf review by Movie Addict)
Will Ferrell finally got the chance to shine in this Jon Favreau film about an elf who discovers he is actually a man and tries to seek out his father by leaving the North Pole and travelling to NYC.
Ferrell perfectly captures the innocence and fun of a grown man/elf. Zooey Deschanel is charming as his love interest. ...
(complete Elf review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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