Elf Reviews

Elf Review
by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10)
Susan Granger's review of "Elf" (New Line Cinema) If you're looking for a spirit-of-the-season family film, this may jingle up some holiday cheer. Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) begins the tale, relating how - 30 years ago - an orphaned baby crawled...more

Elf Review
by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+)
Santa Claus (Edward Asner) is making his rounds, as usual, on Christmas Eve and one of his stops is a small orphanage. One of the babies crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is accidentally taken all the way to the North Pole. Papa Elf (Bob Newhart)...more

Elf Review
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+)
On Christmas Eve, an orphanage baby, attracted by a teddy bear peaking out from Santa's sack, crawls into the bag while Santa (Ed Asner, "The Animal") is distracted by milk and cookies. Back at the North Pole, an old bachelor elf volunteers to adopt the...more

Elf Review
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+)
Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten Grade: B+ New Line Cinema Directed by: Jon Favreau Written by: David Berenbaum Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Edward Asner, Zooey Deschanel, Faizon Love, Bob Newhart, Mary Steenburgen Screened at: MGM, NYC, 11/3/03 more

Elf Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4)
So are what the four basic food groups? Well, as any elf knows, they are: candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup. If you thought ELF, by director Jon Favreau (MADE), might be cause for sugar overload, you'd be wrong. Sure it's sweet, but it's never...more