The Elf

2016

Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 10% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 10%
IMDb Rating 2.4/10 10 2657 2.7K

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Plot summary

Nick is haunted by night terrors stemming from a tragic murder he saw when he was young. After inheriting an old toy shop, he discovers a cursed elf doll sealed inside an ancient chest with a naughty list of his family's names written on it. He soon discovers the elf's evil secret.

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779.42 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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1.46 GB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by zuitsuit 1 / 10

Acting? Or extremely delayed reacting?

There isn't much to be said that hasn't already been said about this movie, but I am 25 minutes into this movie I need to say something about the pacing of this script. Are they being fed their lines through an ear piece? From behind the camera? There are times when a character speaks and there is dead silence for several seconds. Sometimes they ask questions and the audience is just sitting here, waiting for the other character to answer. Who edited this film? The long delays in the acting and reacting on a set are supposed to be used for editing purposes. Is this an unnecessary attempt at suspense or tension? The audience is already confused and tense from the lack of context and narration. We don't need frustratingly long pauses in between anything that is supposed to be happening. It's a Christmas horror film! Give us a fun story and something to enjoy for an hour and a half. The audience is not looking for a bad attempt at a psychological thriller with a toy elf.
Reviewed by kevin_robbins 2 / 10

This is a bad holiday horror film that needed to sharpen the writing and improve the special effects and kill scenes

The Elf (2016) is a movie I recently watched on Tubi and tells the tale of a young man who inherits a toy shop. Deep in the back of the shop is a sealed chest that he and his girlfriend decide to break open. They discover an old doll and some paperwork warning them of its dangers. Not taking it seriously they decide to go on with restoring the toy shop; meanwhile, the doll comes to life as an elf and begins a killing spree.This movie is directed by Justin Price (Forsaken) and stars Natassia Halabi (Born to be Blue), Lassiter Holmes (Alita: Battle Angel), Les Best (Derelicts), Alicia Rubio (Hit) and Pat Turner (Nana's Secret Recipe).The storyline for this had potential but was executed poorly. The acting and writing is terrible. The CGI and the doll didn't match, though I will say the CGI is entertaining more than good. The only thing this movie has going for it was Halabi was smoking hot.Overall this is another bad holiday horror film that needed to sharpen the writing and improve the special effects and kill scenes. I'd score this a 2/10 and recommend skipping it.
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