Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Screen Media Films | Release Date: December 1, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
55
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiNov 28, 2018
If Jennifer Westcott’s animated kids’ movie Elliot the Littlest Reindeer was a Christmas gift, it’d be the toothbrush at the bottom of your stocking. It’s well-intentioned, and you might get some use out of it, but let’s just pray it’s not the highlight of your holiday season. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyNov 29, 2018
A would-be new “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” it’s energetic and polished enough to avoid feeling like a rip-off — “Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny,” this is not — but there the compliments pretty much end. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinNov 28, 2018
This fantasy, about a miniature horse aching to join Santa’s team of reindeer, works hard but underwhelms. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNov 28, 2018
The chief saving grace of Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer is its auspicious voice cast including Josh Hutcherson, Samantha Bee, John Cleese and Martin Short, among others. Read full review
38
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiDec 1, 2018
Nestled inside that warm setup is cloying dialogue, condescending voice work and confusing story tangents. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comNell MinowNov 30, 2018
The action/competition scenes have some dynamism, but the overall look of the film is unimaginative. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 27, 2018
Lump “Littlest Reindeer” in with “The Star” and every other released and forgotten animated half-hearted holiday hit that never was. Read full review
30
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergNov 29, 2018
New evidence for the case that computer animation is homogenizing children’s movies, robbing them of visual interest, this harmless, charmless movie plods along well-trodden turf. Read full review
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