Northpole

This Hallmark movie delves into fantasy more than most, and it comes off really well. A nicely entertaining movie with a good story and good actors.

In this story Santa and the North Pole community and toy factory are real. However things are going downhill a bit. In a theme that might have been borrowed from the movie "Elf" more joy is needed to power the Northern lights and revive the Christmas spirit.

Meanwhile in a small town a teacher and her young son want to help the town revive its own Christmas traditions, the tree lighting ceremony. She is a reporter, she suspects there is something amiss in the dealings between a wealthy man and the town's mayor.

One of Santa's elves "borrows" one of the reindeer and a small sled to travel to the town and ultimately help the boy and the town revive its own Christmas traditions.

A really nice Holiday movie, my wife and I enjoyed it at home streaming on Peacock.

I swear that Bailee Madison could light up Northpole with her own smile and happiness! This girl is a pure delight in just about everything she does. I enjoy the "Good Witch" series with her as well. She's the main reason to watch this film, despite excellent performances all around.

Bailee is Clementine, an elf who is concerned about the diminishing happiness around the world that is having a profound affect on the city, Northpole. She decides to do something about it.

Clementine finds a spark of hope in Kevin Hastings, a young boy who also believes that happiness and the Christmas Spirit is still alive despite evidence to the contrary.

Kevin, in a "Pay if Forward"-type scenario, decides to do something about it after his teacher assigns the class a holiday project.

Clementine ends up teaming up with Kevin to reignite the spark of happiness that is missing.

Besides a good cast and a decent story, the other reason this movie works so well is because it's not the typical "Hallmark Christmas Movie Template" that most of their films have. It stands on its own with its uniqueness.

So, if you're look for the non-typical Christmas film that will dazzle, delight, and even touch your heart, this is a good one to go with.

Northpole is without a doubt one of the best Christmas films of 2014 and one of Hallmark's best films.

As far as the plot goes, it's far beyond what we see in other Christmas productions. A city at the North Pole called Northpole is on the brink of demise due to lack of Christmas spirit from the people down South. One elf (played by Bailee Madison) decided to seek help from one boy who still believes in Christmas and with help from his reluctant mom (played by Saved By The Bell's Tiffani Thiessen) and his teacher, they decided bring Christmas cheer the boy's new hometown.

The plot was good though some parts could used more work. I will admit, I did feel uncomfortable at the moments where the mom disbelieves her son about Northpole though she did regret her actions quickly. When you're an adult, it gets hard to believe in everything.

The acting from the actors was all right. The special effects were great. It looked like Hallmark spend a fortune on the Northpole scenes.

Despite a few minor flaws in the story, Northpole is still an enjoyable Holiday film. Some people may love it, some may not love it, but hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I personally recommend this film for those that love Hallmark Channel and its Christmas films.

The movie is light hearted enough for children to enjoy, whilst still having enough context to make it entertaining for adults to watch. You can also buy Christmas items featured in the movie online which the children (ok and me lol) love! Perfect Christmas family movie 🎄🎅🏻

An oldish story told again, with a couple of little twists, but generally a very nice little film which is more about the Christmas spirit than loads of CAD trickery. Certainly worth a watch.