Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

    Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
    2020

    Synopsis

    An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.

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    Cast

    • Forest WhitakerJeronicus Jangle
    • Keegan-Michael KeyGustafson
    • Hugh BonnevilleMr. Delacroix
    • Anika Noni RoseJessica
    • Madalen MillsJourney
    • Phylicia RashādGrandmother Journey
    • Ricky MartinDon Juan Diego (voice)
    • Justin CornwellYoung Jeronicus
    • Sharon RoseJoanne Jangle
    • Lisa Davina PhillipMs. Johnston

    Recommendations

    • 90

      Los Angeles Times

      Writer-director David E. Talbert’s marvelous, groundbreaking musical-fantasy Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey stands to join the ranks of holiday movie classics. Smartly conceived, lovingly mounted and beautifully performed, this Victorian era-set extravaganza nearly sings out to be enjoyed as a communal, big-screen experience.
    • 83

      Entertainment Weekly

      In a year short on so many of those things, Jangle feels like finding something sweetly familiar but also new, finally, under the tree.
    • 83

      Original-Cin

      More care for pacing and character development, and less focus on moment-by-moment wow-factor, would have made a less strenuous film. Still, the sheer exuberance and skill of the visual design and performances are uplifting.
    • 80

      The New York Times

      The movie is packed with thrilling sequences, charming songs (by Philip Lawrence, John Legend and others), flashy dance numbers and a delightful cast. Although parts of the film veer on cliché, its intentions are well-meaning and its messages about nurturing curiosity and fostering community are well worth hearing right about now.
    • 78

      TheWrap

      Like a gorgeously decorated tree with a few too many presents stuffed under it, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is excessive but never unwelcome.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The film is a proudly over-the-top, entertaining musical comedy extravaganza.
    • 63

      Slant Magazine

      The greatest gift offered by the film is an empowering world that looks less like invention and more like real life.
    • 60

      Empire

      It’s silly and a little too slow, but the characters are enormously charming and the design is overwhelmingly sumptuous. It should give viewers, especially children, a welcome hit of Christmas magic.