Yes it's a Christmas movie. Yes it's based on a British kid's TV show. No surprises here. However there's so much to love about the show and this movie.
Henry Winkler is so very great; worth watching just for him. Felicity Montagu does a sterling job as the main antagonist. The boy who plays Hank inhabits the role.
It's often kinda slap stick and heavy on the tropes, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but its positive messages about family, being your best self and being kind to others that really wins it for me.
You could do far worse than spending the time to watch the show or this movie.
Henry Winkler is so very great; worth watching just for him. Felicity Montagu does a sterling job as the main antagonist. The boy who plays Hank inhabits the role.
It's often kinda slap stick and heavy on the tropes, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but its positive messages about family, being your best self and being kind to others that really wins it for me.
You could do far worse than spending the time to watch the show or this movie.