
Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished farmer, still believes in Santa Claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in town. She hides him in her barn and feeds him cookies, until she can return him to Santa. Her father finds him and decides to sell him to the butcher, not for venison chops, but as an advertising display.... (Full plot summary below)
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Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished farmer, still believes in Santa Claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in town. She hides him in her barn and feeds him cookies, until she can return him to Santa. Her father finds him and decides to sell him to the butcher, not for venison chops, but as an advertising display.
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| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumForgettable Christmas movie featuring Sam Elliott. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksFor the most part this is an utterly enchanting film that deserves a place in the canon of holiday features that make their way to theaters, video and TV each year at this time. |
| People MagazineRalph NovakIt's a tribute to veteran TV writer Greg Taylor's script and, especially, to the acting of 9-year-old Ms. Harrell that the movie remains engaging and palatably sweet. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarThis is a tale about faith and love, but it's also a story of coldness and death. Prancer, you might say, puts the winter solstice back in Christmas/ |
| Radio TimesTom HutchinsonThis charming and disarming family film offers wish fulfilment to all but the most cynical of youngsters. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasHarrell carries the film with an impressive performance for a child whose only previous experience was as a singing litterbug in a school play. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergHarmless, pleasant Xmas-themed family fare. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrPrancer remains a real curiosity -- a movie that`s far from being successful on its own terms, yet better than those terms would suggest. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyA hodgepodge of Heidi and Meet Me in St. Louis. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesThe predictable ending could have been improved if it had been less explicit. Then again, a subtle show, this ersatz tearjerker is not. |