Rating of
3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 12/14/19
Disney veteran and Despicable Me creator Sergio Pablos manages to craft a heartwarming holiday tale about the "true" origin of Santa Claus (voiced by a gruff but friendly JK Simmons). Jason Schwartzman plays his sidekick, the smart mouthed mailmant Jesper (Schwartzman). The animation is gorgeous and yes it's really traditional old fashioned hand-drawn animation! The use of pop music for the soundtrack does ruin a few scenes but it didn't totally take me of the movie. There's a nice underlying message promoting friendship over fighting.
