Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Dirk Dingus It's a pretty harmless flick. I went into it expecting it to make me kind of sad (at how bad it might be), but there's a smattering of originality in the writing and enough excitement from the actors to lend it a sort of magic that makes it too fun to hate. Sure, it's awkward, has a few scenes that linger too long, and generally doesn't make sense, but it's better than your general Hallmark tripe. It has plenty of dad-style jokes to make you yuk-yuk-yuk in spite of yourself, and it has cute visuals. I think my 5-year-old niece will like it.I recommend it to anyone who can lighten up, anyone who likes weed, anyone who likes to riff, and anyone with chill kids who love dogs and Christmas.

colin-232-288347 I wanted to like it, but the film is poorly made. The actors don't seem to have any direction. Was there even a script? Was there a director on the set? The movie starts out being about "naughty and nice list" and then that gets dropped. Then the star Hercules is hardly ever seen. The voice for the dog is terrible. I see a lot of praise for the movie on this board but that seems to be mostly family and friends of the cast. If anyone sees the film, you will realize how bad it is. Santa was good. The girlfriend was good. But the rest are forgettable. Too bad. We need some good holiday films. But this is definitely not one. Keep away from this one! You read all the reviews on this movie but by watching the film itself, you will realize who is telling the truth.

fastforwardcoaching I enjoyed watching this movie with my 5 year old, and he just loved it. I was a great feel good Christmas movie and we really did enjoy it, especially liked seeing Mackenzie Phillips as the role of Helen Dunn and really enjoyed seeing Danny Arroyo who played Rick, these seemed to be the two characters that really seemed to stand out for me thought the production. It is something that is a must watch if you have children, the message in the story is very heartfelt and meaningful for the spirit of Christmas. As far as animal Christmas movie's go and we know how many there are during this time of year, I would safely recommend this one for sure, you will not be disappointed.

sixandstones Great family holiday film! Kids will love it. Unfortunately there are always a few deadbeats who love to trash films and everyone associated with them but pay them no mind. They obviously have to much time on their sad hands. Trashing children's films? Ba- Humbug! The actors all did a great job and Mackenzie Phillips, Marc McClure and Richard VanVleet are really funny. George McGuire plays a fantastic and warm hearted Santa. Anthony Robinson as the orphan Max Moogle was terrific and Danny Arroyo gives a great performance. Delivers a nice positive message for the kids and Hercules is a very lovable dog. But perhaps not for those nasty few who root for Scrooge in the movies! Give it a try for more then ten minutes - you won't be disappointed.