The Christmas Chronicles 2

Name: The Christmas Chronicles 2
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Released: November 25, 2020
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Amanda Cleghorn, Darby Camp, Goldie Hawn, Jahzir Bruno, Judah Lewis

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): November 25, 2020 | PG

Starring: Amanda Cleghorn, Darby Camp, Goldie Hawn, Jahzir Bruno, Judah Lewis, Julian Dennison, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Kurt Russell, Michel Issa Rubio, Patrick Gallagher, Teya Wild, Tyrese Gibson

Summary: It’s been two years since siblings Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis) saved Christmas, and a lot has changed. Kate, now a cynical teenager, is reluctantly spending Christmas in Cancun with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack (Jahzir Bruno). Unwilling to accept this new version of her family, Kate decides to run away. ButIt’s been two years since siblings Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis) saved Christmas, and a lot has changed. Kate, now a cynical teenager, is reluctantly spending Christmas in Cancun with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack (Jahzir Bruno). Unwilling to accept this new version of her family, Kate decides to run away. But when a mysterious, magical troublemaker named Belsnickel threatens to destroy the North Pole and end Christmas for good, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus (Kurt Russell). … Expand

Director: Chris Columbus

Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 112 min

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Peter Travers

Nov 25, 2020

So what if this sequel plays like a mashup of random story threads. Thanks to Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, Santa and the missus have never been this cool. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Nov 18, 2020

While Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles 2 hits pretty much every note you’d expect, it throws in enough surprises, and deep dives into Yuletide lore, to keep it from being mere tinsel. Read full review

Matt Fowler

Nov 24, 2020

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two, directed and co-written by Chris Columbus, once again takes full advantage of Kurt Russell's exuberance as Santa -- and the full addition of Goldie Hawn's Mrs. Claus -- for a rewarding romp about young Kate Pierce's need to rediscover the holiday spirit. Read full review

Justin Chang

Nov 25, 2020

An unremarkable if far from unpleasant sequel. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Nov 27, 2020

The action-adventure aspects of “Christmas Chronicles,” with sleigh chases and a reindeer fights, are cluttered. More appealing are the real-world storylines, such as the siblings dealing with their mom getting serious with a new beau. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Nov 25, 2020

Russell leans into his iconic role with admirable commitment, providing just enough winking to let us know he's in on the joke and thoroughly enjoying it, while Hawn remains as adorable — albeit now in a more grandmotherly way — as always. When they're onscreen together, it somehow feels like this year's pandemic-threatened Christmas will miraculously still be one to celebrate. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Nov 25, 2020

The poorly wrapped The Christmas Chronicles 2 feels like a last-minute gift that someone bought at a gas station on December 24. By the time a bunch of Pikmin-like elves get sloshed on spiked cocoa and start singing “Who Let the Dogs Out,” it’s clear that children will only remember Columbus’ latest out of resentment at how soulless Christmas movies have become, if they remember it at all. Read full review

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MoviePhan

Sep 27, 2021

This movie is great and works for what it is. A fantastical Santa Clause Christmas family movie. It has a moral to its story that children can relate to, while exploring the backstory and lore of Kris Kringle himself. The sfx are very well done and everyone should smile, laugh, cry andThis movie is great and works for what it is. A fantastical Santa Clause Christmas family movie. It has a moral to its story that children can relate to, while exploring the backstory and lore of Kris Kringle himself. The sfx are very well done and everyone should smile, laugh, cry and feel the joy and spirit of Christmas during this jovial jaunt.
Also fyi for reviewer AlexFire1986:
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year (the only members of the deer family, Cervidae, to have females do so). Male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.… Expand

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Sebcummings

Nov 29, 2020

Watched with family, including three children age 5 - 9. All really enjoyed it.

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fmathez

Dec 28, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Moins bon que le premier. Un petit clin d’œil sympa avec le père mais je n ai pas accroché avec cette version.… Expand

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Overpaid

Dec 6, 2020

The first Christmas Chronicles was an unexpected heart warming classic. The sequel is a leaden, incoherent by-the-numbers mess.

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AlexFire1986

Nov 29, 2020

The forced attempt at being politically correct in every modern movie, including this one is lame. The sequel lacked the originality of the first part, and the story is very shallow but it checks all the politically correct boxes:
-Black lead caracter with the whitest name(Jack)
-theThe forced attempt at being politically correct in every modern movie, including this one is lame. The sequel lacked the originality of the first part, and the story is very shallow but it checks all the politically correct boxes:
-Black lead caracter with the whitest name(Jack)
-the reindeer are all female, although only male reindeer have antlers … Expand

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SRHelicity

Nov 28, 2020

The first movie was mostly magic laid atop a "real life" storyline. It was silly and obviously fictitious, but it was relatable. This second one is fantasy with no attempt at realism. It just didn't click and wasn't enjoyable for me or my family.

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PugBeast

Nov 28, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a absolutely terrible follow up to such a great movie, first of they replaced the older brother I can think of at least ten different plots or places of character development he could have gone threw but they cut his character and made the little girl from the first movie completely replace him. The new kid who is supposed to be the cute little child can’t act for the life of him and yes I do understand he’s a kid but acting is a carrier there are many brilliant child actors out there he isn’t one of them. The elves are just not funny anymore in the first movie we saw the elves to be reckless, strong, and over all cute in this movie they feel like cookie cutter workers until they get drugged and start destroying everything for no reason. Animal cruelty is a very serious issue in current day society this movie promotes it, they have a cat character who “attacks” a reindeer (even though the reindeer looks in no way hurt he is literally just laying down) and then the little boy blows him up with a BOMB and Santa swings him by his tail and throws him into a mountain and I get it’s supposed to be like “haha evil cat gets beat up” but no lots of kids are exposed to cats and look up to Santa if they see him doing that they won’t hesitate to reenact it. Mrs. Claus in this movie is just overly sexual I have nothing against the actor but being honest I felt like I was watching I love lucy she is she. I hate this movie and think it’s over all a waste of time to watch if you have children don’t expose them to it.… Expand

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