What would you do if a 6’3 man walked into your office dressed as an elf and claimed that you were his father?

Elf is about an orphan baby who makes his way up to the North Pole in Santa’s (Ed Asner) bag. One of the elves (Bob Newhart) adopts the new boy.

Buddy (Will Ferrell) grows up among the elves but knows that he doesn’t fit in. Later, he finds out that he isn’t really an elf at all, but he is human.

Buddy heads to New York in search of his birth father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan) who just so happens to be on Santa’s naughty list.

Buddy walks into the office for the first visit and the secretary mistakes him for a singing telegram. Walter gets more than he bargained for.

In the process of trying to win his father over, Buddy finds himself working among other elves in a department store where he meets the girl of his candy-cane dreams, Jovie (Zooey Deschanel).

While working at the store, Buddy hears that Santa is going to be visiting so he spends all night decorating for his arrival.

The decorations were so good the manager of the department store thought that the corporate headquarters had sent in a professional decorator.

Another aspect of the movie is how Buddy interacts with his new family, including his father’s new wife and son.

Walter’s wife, Emily, is a kind woman who wants to let Buddy live with them. And although Walter is not too happy about this idea, he gives in to her.

Although not everything Buddy does helps his family at the time, they all learn to appreciate what he is doing at the end.

Is Buddy going to be able to win his birth father over and somehow try and bring back the Christmas spirit to New York?

You will have to see the film yourself to know the answer to that question.

This is definitely a Will Ferrell movie, but it is also a great Christmas story for the whole family to enjoy.

Elf reminds you of what Christmas is really about and why we should be filled with cheer.

Elf is rated PG. It is appropriate for children to watch, yet it has enough adult humor to keep everyone interested throughout the entire movie.

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