This was one of the most heartless Christmas movies I've ever seen. Very generic story with forced callbacks to the first Christmas Story every 5 minutes. The overall feeling of the movie is depressing also, with the movie focused on Ralphie's dad dead much more than Christmas itself. This movie isn't even about Christmas. It's about a failed writer dealing with the loss of his father. I honestly think this was a different movie script that they shoehorned the Christmas Story title and references into. The movie looks pretty good but the characters and the world they're in are both so boring.
Do not waste your time especially if you're a fan.
Do not waste your time especially if you're a fan.