Wanted to like it, had a solid cast, director, and good actors in most of the roles (and Will Ferrell who although not a great actor is always a treat in my book).

Having heard so much hype and the amount of marketing on this I was thinking it would be really good. But... it just wasn't. Plot was weak & kinda preachy, but I didn't know the point? It was like a youth pastor sermon - weird, wild, and I'm assuming was supposed to be impactful? I'm not saying the points they tried to make were good or bad, I'm saying not only did I not understand what the point was- I didn't feel anything. For a movie that has a character start plastic and become human - I stood still and watched the movie go beyond me.

Either way if you liked the movie and thought I'm off base that's great, if you thought this review was similar to your perception of the movie neato... it takes a lot of hard work to make movies and this is no exception - it's a great labor but not every labor is worth a second watch.

Summary - elf meets Toy Story meets space odyssey (all of these would've been a better watch)