
This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens is charged with producing the school's nativity play. Competing against the posh rival school for the honor of best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that his ex-girlfriend Jennifer, a Hollywood Producer, is coming to see his show with a view to turning it into a film. The only trouble is - they haven't spoken in years. With eccentric assistant Mr Poppy fuelling his 'little white lie', Madden... (Full plot summary below)
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This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens is charged with producing the school's nativity play. Competing against the posh rival school for the honor of best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that his ex-girlfriend Jennifer, a Hollywood Producer, is coming to see his show with a view to turning it into a film. The only trouble is - they haven't spoken in years. With eccentric assistant Mr Poppy fuelling his 'little white lie', Maddens suddenly finds himself a local celebrity and at the center of quarreling parents and over-excited children desperate in their bid for fame and fortune. Maddens' only hope is to get back in touch with Jennifer and lure Hollywood to town so that everybody's Christmas wishes come true.
Leave your thoughts about Nativity!.
| Movie MetropolisJames PlathA warm, funny and irreverent Christmas movie that ought to become a holiday classic alongside films like 'Elf' and 'A Christmas Story.' |
| Digital SpySimon ReynoldsNativity! is a light and painless watch that overcomes its flaws with some strong central performances and a genuine warmth that lifts it above the cynicism of many other festive cash-grabbers. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyFor all that's wrong with Nativity!, there's something apt and endearing about how this sketchy, second‑rate production pulls its socks up for the climax. |
| News of the WorldRobbie CollinNativity! is sweet and it gets what makes children laugh. Plus there are some fantastic performances from the kids. |
| Daily Mirror (UK)David EdwardsFor a Christmas movie it's like waking up on Boxing Day and finding a toffee finger in your Quality Street tin. |
| Daily Mail (UK)Christopher TookeySo deliriously corny that I can imagine it becoming the unlikeliest hit of the year. |
| Radio TimesTrevor JohnstonThe grown-ups are pretty much overshadowed by the youthful cast of the nativity play itself, who are so natural on camera that you can't help but smile. |
| Sunday Times (UK)Edward PorterA plucky, well-meant enterprise reliant on its audience's festive goodwill. |
| The Sun (UK)Alex ZaneNeither Jensen nor Freeman light up the film - that is left to the gap-toothed, wide-eyed, body-popping and very funny kids. |
| Empire MagazineAngie ErrigoFunny, sweet and family-friendly seasonal fare. |