Your writers and producer (Netflix) care more about the social justice message than a good story. This has nothing to do with the first one, which had adventure, comedy and a strong message about believing, and tradition. In this one the predictable plot about and elf gone rogue is supposed to be the center of the story, but also the cliched rebel teen girl, and the cowardly kid that finds the inner courage he always had. It is very hard to balance all plot points so the movie tumbles as a result. Then add on top that Santa's village should be renamed Mrs Santa's village, all the deers are now female (with male horns, mind you, maybe they are trans) and the little actor representing the black community is terrible and you'll see why the bad reviews. Oh, and don't justify it with "it's a kid's movie" because kids are intelligent, and we adults are really tired of forced social justice message, we just want a good Christmas movie that isn't about romance.
Review of The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
