Film
When Santa gets kidnapped, only a time-travelling elf (voiced by Martin Freeman) can save Christmas.
It’s indicative of how cinemas are struggling for films to show that this second division, straight-to-DVD animation from 2013 has been dusted down for the big screen. Alas, its high-tech plot makes it feel like a cheap rip-off of Aardman’s superior Arthur Christmas.
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