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The old chestnuts hold true for this one, the goofy holiday puns: it's a gift well worth unwrapping and sharing with the ones you love most.

Adapted from a trio of picture books by "Love Actually" scribe Richard Curtis, the feel-good family film is chock-full of kids second-guessing their worth - and not just in the naughty-or-nice department either.

For all its narrative preoccupations, That Christmas rarely feels like it's shortchanging any set of characters or their arcs.

An ordinary feature that could have been extraordinary as a series of three shorts.

The storyline has lots of episodic high jinks, but it's the quieter moments of character growth that resonate.

Schmaltz-heavy and wishlist-thin, That Christmas offers very little and doesn't even have the self-awareness to include the receipt.

This sweet animation is a charming festive treat from the mind of Richard Curtis, the man behind Love Actually.

Charming and delightful, "That Christmas" is an animated comedy that will give you the warm-and -fuzzies without the too-sweet and unrealistic situations that derail many of these holiday-themed movies.

That wasn't a bad Christmas, but I highly doubt if I'll remember this one.

With enough emotional catharsis at the end of the animated feature, That Christmas could be a nice gateway into Christmas storytelling for kids and teens.

It's generally acceptable viewing fodder for families in spite of being mostly forgettable, the movie equivalent of a snowflake that dissolves the instant it drifts into your hot cocoa.

A sweet little Christmas movie. Richard Curtis delivers again

But for all the charm and innovation that That Christmas is going for, it ends up being a predictable and rather deflated movie that is playing to a much younger audience than it lets on.

It's not one of the toxic jollifications we complain about... A perfectly entertaining holiday movie.

That Christmas may not be the most revolutionary holiday film, but there's enough heart, silliness, and prime messaging in this animated film to give it its wings.

That Christmas is a forgettable affair that has some moments that shine and shimmer.

This otherwise familiar animated Christmas tale belongs on Santa's nice list.

I don't particularly care for the doll-like animation, but there's a couple notions in this movie that I like: one, that not everybody likes Christmas, and two, that "naughty" is subjective.

The film's winning aspects rest on its dynamic voice cast, which adds texture and vibrancy to this seaside town and its story's enduring sweetness.

Based on three different English children's books, Simon Otto's animated feature "That Christmas" has its heart in the right place, as it attempts to deliver a proper dose of holiday sentimentality. Unfortunately, it's all a bit of a bore.