Can you ever have too much Christmas? Maybe. But despite being a festive-overload, The Christmas Chronicles has enough about it to be a fun watch for families.
Children will no doubt lap up the bright colours on show and its message of seeing past the material nature of the holiday is an important one, but Illumination's Grinch is a dull and needless adaptation of a story that already has a perfect version in existence.
They take their time due to lengthy dialogue exchanges, but eventually the brilliantly voiced Guardians do rise, and hopefully we will see more adventures of this fantastic five.
Criminal activity aside, Nativity 2 doesn't mess with the formula that made the first so successful, albeit with a slightly less likeable lead in Tennant. Still, it's lighthearted fun for the very young.