The pupils of St Bernadette's and the madcap Mr Poppy (MARC WOOTTON) are back! When their new teacher Mr Shepherd (MARTIN CLUNES) loses his memory as well as Archie the Donkey, it's up to them to save the day and reunite him with his fiancée Sophie (CATHERINE TATE) in New York. Prepare for a race against time, fantastic flashmobs and plenty of Christmas fun on their greatest adventure yet. Read more …
Displays nothing but contempt for the undiscerning family audiences who made the first two barrel-scrapers sizable hits.
Ho-ho-hos are in such short supply that no child, however naughty, deserves to be left watching this.
The kind of shoddy offering that gives kids’ movies a bad name.
It may prove testing to short attention spans and coerced adults as it clocks in at an unnecessarily long 109 minutes, and that's mainly due to an annoyingly repetitive nature.
A preposterous romp with little for adults to enjoy beyond Wootton’s manchild gurning. To say this is slightly better than Nativity 2 is damning with faint praise.
As an exercise in cinematic pandemonium, the film probably has enough energy and bad jokes to keep the kids happy – but it may prove an ordeal for their parents.
Inflicting this on children at any time is cruel. But Christmas?
A big fat Christmas turkey.
I can’t speak for the kids at whom it is aimed, but as an adult I’d rather stay in and watch a CBBC Chuckle Brothers marathon.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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