A singing elf with big dreams navigates a cruel stepfamily and finds romance in a whimsical holiday tale.
Romantic, with wholesome humor. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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Nothing past what a PG promises: mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
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Kat is an aspiring singer-songwriter who dreams of making it big. However, her dreams are stalled by her reality: a conniving and cruel stepfamily and a demoralizing job working as a singing elf at billionaire Terrence Wintergarden’s Santa Land.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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