The greatest Christmas movie of all time! Jingle All the Way pits Arnold Schwarzenegger against the last-minute holiday shopping season, including obstacles such as Sinbad the mailman, Jim Belushi the mall Santa con man, and others. The film manages to almost entirely throw off the shackles of Christmas sentimentality, instead focusing on the more realistic aspects of Christmas. While done in good fun, the film not only portrays materialism and getting caught up in the commercialism of the season in a favorable light, it also seems to encourage buying the love of your kid. God, I love this movie! So instead of a heart-warming lesson about the spirit of Christmas, you get Arnold running around like an idiot. And what more can you ask for?
8/10
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