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Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)

Metacritic reviews

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
  • 70
    TheWrapAlonso Duralde
    TheWrapAlonso Duralde
    While Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles 2 hits pretty much every note you’d expect, it throws in enough surprises, and deep dives into Yuletide lore, to keep it from being mere tinsel.
  • 70
    IGNMatt Fowler
    IGNMatt Fowler
    The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two, directed and co-written by Chris Columbus, once again takes full advantage of Kurt Russell's exuberance as Santa -- and the full addition of Goldie Hawn's Mrs. Claus -- for a rewarding romp about young Kate Pierce's need to rediscover the holiday spirit.
  • 70
    ABC NewsPeter Travers
    ABC NewsPeter Travers
    So what if this sequel plays like a mashup of random story threads. Thanks to Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, Santa and the missus have never been this cool.
  • 60
    VarietyOwen Gleiberman
    VarietyOwen Gleiberman
    When Christmas movies cease to be special (when they’re all scooped out of the same river of nonstop product), there’s something almost reassuring about a Christmas movie that lifts you up by knowingly dumbing Christmas down.
  • 60
    The New York TimesNatalia Winkelman
    The New York TimesNatalia Winkelman
    As Kate and Jack’s adventures turn to lessons in love and courage, the movie starts to feel mechanical, like the Village’s churning candy cane mill. But its output is always as sweet.
  • 50
    Los Angeles TimesJustin Chang
    Los Angeles TimesJustin Chang
    An unremarkable if far from unpleasant sequel.
  • 50
    The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
    The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
    Russell leans into his iconic role with admirable commitment, providing just enough winking to let us know he's in on the joke and thoroughly enjoying it, while Hawn remains as adorable — albeit now in a more grandmotherly way — as always. When they're onscreen together, it somehow feels like this year's pandemic-threatened Christmas will miraculously still be one to celebrate.
  • 42
    The A.V. ClubJesse Hassenger
    The A.V. ClubJesse Hassenger
    So, cross comedy off the list. As fantasy, The Christmas Chronicles Part II has moments that work as a live-action Rankin-Bass special, albeit one that’s designed to inexplicably maximize the number of times the actors have to say “Belsnickel.”
  • 42
    ConsequenceClint Worthington
    ConsequenceClint Worthington
    It’s hard not to think of The Christmas Chronicles series as a series of wasted opportunities. Kurt Russell as Santa Claus, with Goldie Hawn his doting wife, is such an inspired casting choice that it’s a real bummer to see them do so little with it.
  • 33
    IndieWireDavid Ehrlich
    IndieWireDavid Ehrlich
    The poorly wrapped The Christmas Chronicles 2 feels like a last-minute gift that someone bought at a gas station on December 24. By the time a bunch of Pikmin-like elves get sloshed on spiked cocoa and start singing “Who Let the Dogs Out,” it’s clear that children will only remember Columbus’ latest out of resentment at how soulless Christmas movies have become, if they remember it at all.
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