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- 2023
- PG
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 57 m
- 2023
- PG
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 57 m
Summary After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life, and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross),...
Directed By: Reginald Hudlin
Written By: Kelly Younger
- 2023
- PG
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 57 m
- 2023
- PG
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 57 m
Candy Cane Lane
47
4.5
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Summary After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life, and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross),...
Directed By: Reginald Hudlin
Written By: Kelly Younger
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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21% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
71% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
47
21% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
71% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Regardless of its shortcomings, Candy Cane Lane is a frenzied family friendly film as overstuffed as a Christmas stocking, as nutty as a chestnut, and, ultimately, as warm as an open fire.
Everyone seems like they’re genuinely having fun, but they’re trapped in a less interesting movie than the one they could have made, the one just out of frame.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 User Ratings
4.5
32% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
25% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
43% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 User Ratings
4.5
32% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
25% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
43% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
I could not have been more glued to the screen! No one has made movies like this since the early 2000s! I never thought we’d see movies like this come back 🥲 best movie since elf.. polar express.. a Christmas story. I mean my god encore!! So well written, so well edited, perfect cast. (I do think we got a little bit of donkey when he started accusing his neighbors of vandalism ) pepper is such a psycho.. such a good villain. Top 5 villains. Eddie Murphy… I mean you couldn’t have gotten a better actor for THIS movie. The kids were amazing. Tracee Ellis Ross, greatest costar of all time. 100 million bonus points for Nick offerman. Everybody had their own story, perfect character balance, beautiful collide between all the creative worlds, And a little music battle?!? COME ON! Seriously excellent excellent movie. It was non stop entertaining, full bodied, funny, perfectly layered with depth without becoming a run on.. full circle in so many ways, progressive in so many ways.. Families are going to love this movie, kids are going to beg to watch this over and over again. So good. 14/10.
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I was surprised how good it was. I didn't expect it to be bad but most movies are pretty mid now days.
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Clearly, the goal was to make a visually opulent Christmas movie, but these visuals end up sucking up much of the film’s life and spirit. It de-emphasizes the human element, and it makes the movie too long.
Murray occasionally shows flashes of his comic genius, but only flashes.
If you are looking for a light and fluffy holiday movie that you can stream with the whole family while sipping on some spiked eggnog, you can do a whole lot worse than Candy Cane Lane.
When it comes to holiday movies, Candy Cane Lane isn’t at the very bottom of the pack, but it’s far from the top. . . The narrative careens through uncompelling territory before ending on a forgettable note.
These movies are rarely much more than background noise for holiday decorating/entertaining/cooking, or TV babysitting for parents trying to manage all that grownup stuff. Candy Cane Lane doesn’t offer much even for those being baby-sat, either.
Poucas coisas me agradaram aqui, e o pouco que se salva está relacionado a quesitos técnicos mesmo. "Candy Cane Lane" vem para mostrar como o Eddie Murphy está muito longe de entregar todo o seu potencial, em parte pela limitação cênica, mas em grande parte pela limitação do roteiro mesmo.
Embora a situação de uma competição natalina seja um absurdo aceitável, é impressionante a preguiça do roteiro. Primeiro, a família consegue de forma instantânea acesso a uma árvore e apetrechos natalinos, facilitando toda a competição (de fato, não há competição, quebrando a premissa ao meio). Aí a trama investe na manutenção daqueles apetrechos, postos em risco pois o Chris, personagem do Murphy, assinara um contrato sem ler, delegando à vilã certo controle sobre os objetos, o que incluía condições bem bobinhas para o Murphy e a família correrem atrás (teriam que ir em busca de certa quantidade de anel de ouro).
Interessante como o "Wonka" também se valeu de uma trama onde o personagem principal assina um contrato sem ler, mas enquanto no filme do dono da fábrica de chocolate a imersão funcionava, aqui há bem pouca criatividade. Gosto da paleta de cores, e a loja natalina quase deixa enganar pela suntuosidade dos detalhes da direção de arte, mas é uma pena que é pouco explorada. Os bonecos falantes (e dançantes), mesmo com um design fofo, ficaram adoráveis, mas seria necessário um estágio com "Toy Story" para torná-los mais interessantes.
Assim, toda a trama é conduzida com um desinteresse absurdo, além do típico clichê como o estreitamento dos laços familiares, a busca por valores não materiais, o sentido de comunidade fortalecido ao final. Tudo isso poderia passar despercebido se ao menos o timing cômico funcionasse, o que não é um caso. É um filme totalmente medíocre e esquecível.
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Candy Cane Lane is basically Deck the Halls with magic. Eddie Murphy plays an over-enthusiastic Dad, who plays Christmas more than anything else in the world. This year, in an attempt to win the best decorated house on Christmas, he purchases some novel decorations from a newly opened shop only to face serious repercussions. Candy Cane Lane is a movie that would have worked 20 years ago (even that is a maybe). Eddie Murphy is the guy who gave us a Christmas classic in Trading Places and for someone who has had a recent resurgence in his career, it is surprising he took up this dated script. Even Tracee Ellis Ross inclusion came as a surprise. A sheer waste of talent. Candy Cane Lane is just lame with no redeemable factor except the fact that they wasted a lot of talent; even Nick Offerman is in it!
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This movie feels like an AI wrote it. Everything felt disconnected. The characters were flat at best, but mostly just annoying. Half of the movie was just people arguing or driving or giving girl boss speeches.
It feels like Prime tried to do the Apple thing: big corp making fun of big corp and capitalism. They horribly missed the mark. This movie was a crash grab, nothing more.
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Awards
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
• 2 Nominations
Set Decorators Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
