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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 55TheWrapWilliam BibbianiTheWrapWilliam BibbianiIf 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.
- 50Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThis fantasy, about a miniature horse aching to join Santa’s team of reindeer, works hard but underwhelms.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA 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.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe 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.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreLump “Littlest Reindeer” in with “The Star” and every other released and forgotten animated half-hearted holiday hit that never was.
- 38RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comThe action/competition scenes have some dynamism, but the overall look of the film is unimaginative.
- 38New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNew York PostJohnny OleksinskiNestled inside that warm setup is cloying dialogue, condescending voice work and confusing story tangents.
- 30The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergNew 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.