My dear reader(s): 2020 being devoid of joy as it has, one can forgive Netflix for jumping the gun a bit on the Christmas cheer. Last weekend I checked out their original holiday offering, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.
Spoiler level here will be mild, nothing you wouldn't know from the trailer.
After the world's most magical inventor is betrayed by his protege, it's up to his equally magical granddaughter to help him get back his mojo.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a joyful delight from start to finish. Academy Award winner Forest Whittaker leads a noteworthy cast that includes Phylicia Rashad, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose, and Ricky Martin. As the story's big baddie, Keegan-Michael Key steals the show, and the movie is notably more entertaining when he's onscreen than when he's not. It drags *just* enough in the middle to suggest a trim of its two-plus hours might have been in order, but that's a small quibble with what's otherwise a lively adventure filled with catchy tunes, brilliant costumes, lovely animation, and funky choreography.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey runs 122 minutes and is rated PG for "some thematic elements and peril."
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is an entertaining, uplifting bit of holiday fare that's sure to become a Christmas classic. Of a possible nine Weasleys, Jingle Jangle gets seven and a half.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is now streaming on Netflix.
Wishing a happy and safe Thanksgiving to those dear reader(s) who are celebrating!
Until next time...
