クリスは優勝を勝ち取るため、ペッパーといういたずら好きな妖精とうっかり契約してしまい、クリスマスの 12 日間を盛り上げる魔法をかけてもらうと町中が大混乱に。 クリスと妻のキャロル、そして 3 人の子供たちは、家族のクリスマスを台無しにするかもしれないリスクを冒しながらも、ペッパーの魔法を解き、悪魔のような魔法使いたちと戦い、みんなのためのクリスマスを守るため、時間との戦いに挑まなければならなくなるのだった。
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監督: レジナルド・ハドリン
脚本: Kelly Younger
音楽: Marcus Miller
制作: Douglas C. Merrifield / エディ・マーフィ / ブライアン・グレイザー
撮影監督: Newton Thomas Sigel
制作会社: Imagine Entertainment / Eddie Murphy Productions / Amazon MGM Studios
I didn't actually mind <em>'Candy Cane Lane'</em>, but I can't exactly say it's a good movie though. Many positives I do not have for this 2023 release, a perfect word for it all really is simply: meh. Eddie Murphy is fine (if nowhere near top form), his onscreen family are alright, the comedy is average, the Xmas vibes are OK, the concept is solid enough. It just doesn't excite. The 2hr run time is damaging, this is a 90 minute story all day long. The bits with the animated miniature characters are this film's best moments, but even then that feature isn't utilised the best - Nick Offerman feels wasted in his role there, likewise with David Alan Grier near the end to be honest. Timothy Simons and Danielle Pinnock as Emerson & Kit are satisfactory in relatively small parts, even if they do feel like a knock-off version of Cotton & Pepper... iykyk. A snappier length and a more energetically told/acted story and I'd have enjoyed this, without that it is sadly quite lacklustre.
