Elf (2003)
There's something ever so slightly sinister about Elf. I don't know if it's the whole man elf thing where he sits on mens knees or if it's just star Will Ferrel himself who's creepy as ****.
It starts to settle down when the elf reaches New York after being kicked out of Santa's grotto in the North Pole for being a disaster at everything thanks to his large size. James Caan as the elf's estranged father is brilliant, working at a children's book publishers, he's under pressure to deliver a cracking Christmas tale, and channels his classic
Las Vegas tv casino boss Ed Deline to perfection here until the inevitable melting of his heart and embracing the elf as his long lost son. Zooey Deschannel also adds a lot to the film with her reigned in performance as the elf's potential girlfriend.
As the film goes on either i warmed to Ferrel or just became used to his elf act, either way the film becomes lovely and heart warming and features some worthwhile funny escapades and might just bring a bit of Christmas cheer to even the coldest of hearts.