Perfect cast and a good story

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Jingle All the Way Review 3/5It's Christmas Eve and desperate father Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to win his son over by getting him the latest action figure. Like every other spoilt brat he wants a Turbo Man doll for Christmas - Hot on the market and sold out everywhere, Arnold has to go store to store having to endure brawls and chases along the way. It's everyone for themselves and something we can all relate to in terms of last minute shopping.Phil Hartman plays the perfect neighbour who takes every opportunity smooch everyone's and anyone's wife (including Arnold's). Full of classic Christmas songs, it'll get you in the Christmas spirit (even if the message is about getting your favourite toys instead of spending time with family). The best bits are when he constantly bumps into an annoying postman played by Sinbad who is full of hilarious one liners. I would be lying if I said it wasn't fun, the film has a giddy childish energy to it and it knows what it wants to be - There are cameos from actors like Jim Belushi who plays a drunk dodgy Santa, a reindeer gets punched to the floor, Arnold has a brawl with about 20 people dressed as Santa Clause and the Christmas parade climax involves him having a fight in spandex complete with a jet pack. It's so bloody bad that it's good!

The premise is silly: a busy dad forgets to buy the Christmas present for his son who wants an very specific action figure: the turbo man doll. This Dad is not the only one in town wanting the doll though and the movie follows two men trying to kill each other across town while chasing The Toy every kid wants for their children and getting progressively more manic and maniac about. It made me laugh in several scenes. It was good fun to watch even in 2017.

I will keep this short and sweet...This is probably the worst movie that I ever seen in five years....The plot from the start is asinine but demonstrates the consumerist zombie American culture perfectly. You're telling me that in one of the largest cities in the world, you cant find one G.D toy? PLEASE! Then you have Sinbad playing this guy who wants the toy too for his kid, who also apparently can't find it in the same city, so he makes it his mission to get if from Schwarzenegger's character's kid...That's scummy enough...But to top it all off, the cherry on the ice cream, is at the end of the movie the kid actually hands the toy to Sinbad in some tacked-on phony sentimentality....I wanted to kill the kid! The only thing that was positive in this movie is Phil Hartman. He made the movie tolerable, but it was an infuriating waste of good talent. I cannot believe this movie even got a 5....Goes to show you how much the American collective intelligence has dropped!

Although I can't say "Jingle all the way is the greatest movie ever made, it is a film that's good for what it is: A Christmas comedy! Starring Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Phil Hartman, Sinbad, Rita Wilson, and Jake Lloyd, it's a film about a father (Arnold) who, getting buried in his work and missing the important things in his, forgets to get his son the Christmas gift he wants most of all: The Turbo Man action figurine doll. Now, having to duke it out (quite literally) with other parents who waited to the last minute, including a deranged mailman (Sinbad) who are desperate to get their hands on the hottest selling Christmas toy ever. As expected, plenty of high jinks ensue, from Arnold repeatedly running into (and getting on the bad side) of a certain traffic cop, to Sinbad's crazy antics, and a certain conspiracy involving shady Santas (one of whom played by Jim Belushi) selling counter fit toys. Plus, we get to enjoy a performance of the late, great Phil Hartman as a neighborhood handy man who's trying to put the squeeze on Arnold's wife (Rita Wilson), and makes us miss the man that much more. Now the movie does get a little ridiculous near the end, and when you see it you'll know what I mean. But, at the same time, considering this is Hollywood one has to be willing to suspend disbelief a little bit here and there. And besides, what's a little ridiculousness going to harm? Just sit back and watch for the comedy and Christmas season.