They felt the need to take the full name of the reason for Christmas season in vain. I'm not sure why I expected anything different, but it's definitely not something I would want to watch. I was hoping for something more family oriented, like Haunted mansion.
The characters and story up to that point were interesting, and I loved that the daughter wanted to go to Notre Dame (go Irish!), but that was really the best part of the story up to that point. When Murphy gets to the magical elf shop, the story was already taking a downward turn with the elf's abrasive and annoying personality, but when she cursed Christ's name, I turned it off. So not necessary, but clearly, I'm not the target audience for this film.
The characters and story up to that point were interesting, and I loved that the daughter wanted to go to Notre Dame (go Irish!), but that was really the best part of the story up to that point. When Murphy gets to the magical elf shop, the story was already taking a downward turn with the elf's abrasive and annoying personality, but when she cursed Christ's name, I turned it off. So not necessary, but clearly, I'm not the target audience for this film.