AN ELF'S STORY: THE ELF ON THE SHELF (Television Release USA 2011)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.1|5.0 Starsììì

An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf—short film—elaborates on the ‘elf on the shelf' concept. It runs on a straight-forward storyline and has great animation, but the script itself needs an overhaul. The voice cast does not have much to work with due to the deficiencies in dialogue and storyline.

 Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images

Storyline 

An Elf saves the day. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Chad Eikhoff for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Carol Aebersold, Chanda Bell, Tara Burtchaell, Chad Eikhoff, Cathy Scorsese, and Kenneth M. Waddell for making the film possible. Characters/cast include: Chippy (Voice of Brendan Dooling), Taylor McTuttle (Voice of Michael May), Santa Claus (Voice of Doug Williams), Snowflake (Voice of Leslie Bellair), Zart (Voice of Shameik Moore), Wordsworth (Voice of Cory Rouse), Dad (Voice Matt Henson), Mom (Voice of Tatiana Guy), Kendryl (Voice of Evie Eikhoff), Caroline (Voice of Julia Walters), and Logistics Elf (Voice of Chadwick Halbritter). 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

No. A better watch is the 1979 stop motion animation movie, Jack Frost.  It runs on a better script and is more appealing for the child/adult share movie.

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Ben Meyers