And one day, with suspicion, we sat to see Aardman’s second digital animated film. In the first one, Flushed Away, there were still traces of their foundational, characteristic clay forms. Not here. And even yet, a story that plays with Santa Claus and his methodology when delivering gifts becomes proof that Aardman, whether its hands are dirty or on a keyboard, is a company of ideas rather than formulas. Without being a miracle, it’s a perfect gift to the anesthetized digital cinema. JMD
G: Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith F: Jericca Cleland E: John Carnochan, James Cooper DA: Evgeni Tomov M: Harry Gregson-Williams I: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton
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