Candy Cane Lane

Candy Cane Lane

By Amazon Prime, 2023:

Eddie Murphy takes me back to my youth and his early films, for this alone I enjoyed Amazon’s new Christmas movie, Candy Cane Lane. Although a tad irreverent, there is a moral lesson to be learned as with most good holiday movies.

The Carver family’s Christmas spirit has waned over time and their father’s attempt to win the neighborhood decorating contest reaches new heights after he loses his job just days before Christmas. He inadvertently makes a deal with a jaded elf which brings to life the 12 days of Christmas Song.

As the Carver family races to save their patriarch, chaos ensues on Candy Cane Lane. Chris Carver learns his lesson in the end and it brings the family closer together. Just what a Christmas movie should do.  Enjoy.