Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)

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Siskoid
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey has a nice aesthetic, that of the village under your Christmas tree crossed with The Greatest Showman with some Hugo thrown in (the bits of the story where everyone is a toy are the most beautiful), but in terms of plot, it's a bit of a puff pastry. The all-ages musical is fairly predictable, with a toy-maker losing everything, and hopefully his granddaughter can walk him back into the light, their fates tied up in a very very very cute robot toy. Pleasant and a little silly, though nothing revolutionary. Some very cool dance choreography, essentially more memorable than the songs themselves, which I have almost all forgotten less than a half-hour later. The exception is "Make It Work" (which also coincidentally has the most memorable choreography), with its double meaning and textured singing. A fairy tale for the kids, with a good sense of wonder, but like many Netflix productions, a little generic, or at least derivative, for me. 3 years 4 months ago
Cynicus Rex
The emotions strike me as unnatural and the singing is boresome. 3 years 5 months ago