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Pratyush Parasuraman of Film Companion wrote, "Jingle Jangle on Netflix is a dated film. It’s a Christmas movie made for children and thus its datedness is easier to pass off as innocence. I say it is made for children because adult complexities can be captured in single sentences here, and so your reaction to them will only be singular- sympathy or anger or hatred."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/hollywood-review/jingle-jangle-a-christmas-story-is-a-dated-corrective-to-the-mostly-white-christmas-film-genre-netflix/?utm_source=Wikipedia&utm_medium=Seeding&utm_campaign=Reviews|title=Jingle Jangle Movie Review|first=Pratyush|last=Parasuraman|date=14 November 2020|work=Film Companion|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> |
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On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey'' celebrates the yuletide season with a holiday adventure whose exuberant spirit is matched by its uplifting message."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jingle_jangle_a_christmas_journey|title=Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jingle-jangle-a-christmas-journey|title=Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref> |
On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey'' celebrates the yuletide season with a holiday adventure whose exuberant spirit is matched by its uplifting message."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jingle_jangle_a_christmas_journey|title=Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jingle-jangle-a-christmas-journey|title=Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:18, 19 November 2020
| Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | |
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| Directed by | David E. Talbert |
| Written by | David E. Talbert |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin |
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| Music by | John Debney |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a 2020 American Christmas musical fantasy film written and directed by David E. Talbert. It stars Forest Whitaker, Madalen Mills, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad, and Ricky Martin.
The film was released on Netflix on November 13, 2020.
Plot
Jeronicus Jangle an inventor, toymaker, and owner of Jangles and Things, receives the final component to his latest invention that he believes will change his and his family’s lives forever. This component helps give birth to Don Juan Diego, a sentient matador doll. Jeronicus leaves to celebrate, leaving Diego and the store under the care of his apprentice, Gustafson. Diego is distraught to learn that he will be mass-produced, thus robbing him of his uniqueness. He manages to convince Gustafson, an aspiring inventor himself, to get back at Jeronicus by taking Diego and his book of inventions to start his own toymaking empire.
This hurts Jeronicus and his work, putting Jangles and Things into financial hardship. After the death of his wife, Joanne, Jeronicus grows distant from his daughter, Jessica, who moves away. Years later, Jangles and Things is a failing pawnbroker shop, and Jeronicus has completely lost his creative spark. He is visited by postwoman Ms. Johnston, who is sympathetic to his plight and smitten with him as she tries to lift his spirits. Jeronicus is visited by banker Mr. Delacroix, who tells him to pay his debts or produce a new invention to show to the bank by Christmas or lose his shop.
Meanwhile, it is revealed that Jessica now has a daughter, Journey, who shares Jeronicus’s passion for inventing. A letter arrives for Jessica from Jeronicus, and Jessica sends Journey to stay with him until Christmas. Upon arriving, Jeronicus seems disinterested in her, though agrees to let her stay. Gustafson, now a famous toy tycoon, has exhausted all inventions from Jeronicus’s book. At a party, Gustafson unveils a toy of his own creation, the Twirly Whirly, though it malfunctions and attacks one of the guests. Diego convinces Gustafson to steal another invention of Jeronicus’s.
Jeronicus is busy working on his next toy, The Buddy 3000, which Journey discovers was conceived and designed by Jessica, and she resolves to get it to work. That night, she is caught in Jeronicus’s workshop by his assistant Edison. Together, they find Buddy’s body in Jeronicus’s workshop, and after putting in the mechanism that Jeronicus was working on, Buddy comes to life. Jeronicus hears the commotion and enters, causing Buddy to shut down. After sending Journey to bed, he laments about his estrangement from his daughter, the loss of his wife, and the memories he used to share with them.
Journey and Edison discover that Buddy has been stolen by Gustafson. They manage to infiltrate Gustafson’s factory, where he conducts a failed unveiling of Buddy. Gustafson orders Buddy destroyed, though Journey and Edison are able to retrieve it before it can happen. After realizing Journey and Edison have gone missing, Jeronicus goes to the factory. With help from Jeronicus and Buddy, Journey and Edison are able to escape the factory, though Buddy is severely damaged as a result. Ms. Johnston arrives to help them escape Gustafson and his guards.
Journey reveals to Jeronicus that she wrote to Jessica on his behalf, wanting to get to know him. Wanting to do right by Journey and Jessica, who arrives in town to retrieve Journey, he gets to work on fixing Buddy. Jessica confronts Jeronicus over his neglect for her, though he unveils hundreds of unsent letters to her that he couldn’t bring himself to send. After making amends, Jessica helps Jeronicus fix Buddy over night.
Jeronicus and his family are confronted by Gustafson, Diego, and the police, and accused of stealing Buddy from him, though Journey disproves this. Gustafson is arrested, and Jeronicus removes the life-giving component from Diego for reprogramming, shutting him down. Jeronicus gives Gustafson the missing component for his Twirly he wanted to give him years back, as he's taken away. Mr. Delacroix arrives in the store and sees Buddy, and promises to give Jeronicus funding for any invention he desires to make. The story is shown to be told by an older Journey to her grandchildren, who unveils a still functional Buddy to them. He flies them to the Jangles-owned factory where Gustafson’s factory once stood.
Cast
- Forest Whitaker as Jeronicus Jangle
- Justin Cornwell as Young Jeronicus
- Madalen Mills as Journey Jangle
- Phylicia Rashad as Grandmother Journey
- Keegan-Michael Key as Gustafson
- Miles Barrow as Young Gustafson
- Hugh Bonneville as Mr. Delacroix
- Anika Noni Rose as Jessica Jangle
- Diaana Babnicova as Young Jessica
- Ricky Martin as the voice & motion capture of Don Juan Diego
- Lisa Davina Phillip as Ms. Johnston
- Kieron L. Dyer as Edison
- Sharon Rose as Joanne
- Abraham Popoola as Rogers
Production
On December 7, 2017, Netflix bought a pitch from David E. Talbert entitled Jingle Jangle, with Talbert signed on to write and direct the Christmas musical.[1] On September 17, 2018, it was announced that John Legend and Mike Jackson signed on as producers alongside David E. Talbert, and Lyn Sisson-Talbert for Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Ty Stiklorius will executive produce.[2] In October 2018, Forest Whitaker joined the cast of the film.[3] In April 2019, Keegan-Michael Key, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose and Madalen Mills joined the cast.[4] In July 2019, Hugh Bonneville joined the cast.[5] In October 2020, it was revealed that Ricky Martin joined the cast.[6]
The film's musical score includes songs by John Legend and Philip Lawrence.[7]
Principal photography began in June 2019 in Norwich.[8] The film includes stop-motion and CGI animation.
Music
The score was composed by John Debney.[7]
Song list
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All tracks are written by Philip Lawrence, Davy Nathan, Michael Diskint and John Legend
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "This Day" | Justin Cornwell and Sharon Rose | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Borrow Indefinitely" | Ricky Martin | 1:48 |
| 3. | "Miles and Miles" | Marisha Wallace | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Not The Only One" | Madalen Mills | 2:00 |
| 5. | "Magic Man G" | Keegan-Michael Key | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Square Root of Possible" | Mills | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Over and Over" | Forest Whitaker | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Grandpa Me Nie' (Asew Jingle Jangle Remix)" | Bisa Kdei and Mic Flammez | 1:41 |
| 9. | "Make It Work" | Whitaker and Anika Noni Rose | 3:50 |
| 10. | "This Day – Reprise" | Jingle Jangle Choir | 2:54 |
| 11. | "This Day (End Credits)" | Usher and Kiana Ledé | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 32:50 | ||
Release
The film was released on November 13, 2020.[2][9]
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey celebrates the yuletide season with a holiday adventure whose exuberant spirit is matched by its uplifting message."[10] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]
Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars and wrote, "So much movie packed into one story, but the universally appealing performances and the show-stopping musical numbers carry the day."[12]
References
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 6, 2017). "Netflix Buys 'Jingle Jangle' Pitch From 'Almost Christmas' Filmmaker David E. Talbert". Deadline. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Fleming Jr, Mike; Patten, Dominic (September 17, 2018). "'Jesus Christ Superstar's John Legend & Mike Jackson To Produce David E. Talbert Netflix Holiday Film 'Jingle Jangle'". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (October 30, 2018). "Forest Whitaker To Star In David E. Talbert's Netflix Holiday Family Musical 'Jingle Jangle'". Deadline. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (April 11, 2019). "Netflix 'Jingle Jangle' Musical Adds Keegan-Michael Key, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose & Madalen Mills". Deadline. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ White, Peter (July 11, 2019). "'Jingle Jangle': 'Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville To Star In David E. Talbert's Netflix Holiday Family Musical". Deadline. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (October 2, 2020). "Ricky Martin Suits Up For Netflix's 'Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey'". Deadline. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Scheck, Frank (November 5, 2020). "'Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Lawes, Ruth (June 10, 2019). "Netflix film Jingle Jangle leaves Norwich street 'cleaner than ever before'". Norwick Evening News. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ Coggan, Devan (September 29, 2020). "Get a festive first look at Netflix's holiday musical Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey". Metacritic. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Reoper, Richard (November 11, 2020). "'Jingle Jangle': Oh what fun it is to revel in a rousing holiday musical". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
