I love a bit of magic for Christmas. I love the kind of movies that let me be a child again, especially at Christmas time. This movie promised exactly this. And looking at the visual effects, costumes and scenery it definitely does its "magic". However throughout the story there were too many similarities to Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Nutcracker, Wall-E and many others. I couldn't help but experiencing constantly déjà vue like moments. Also from time to time I cringed a bit hearing things like "square root of possible" though I'm afraid this might just be due to the fact that for some movies I probably REALLY am too much of an adult, no matter how hard I try to find my infantile enthusiasm again.
In the end Jingle Jangle was easy to watch but it won't be added to my list of traditional X-Mas movies-must. I think if you have kids, they will like this movie and your christmas spirit might be enlightened by their ability to enjoy it as what it is: A sweet xmas flick - nothing more nothing less.
