And bad holiday movies can happen even to great actors, including Keira Knightley.
Drawing on her “visceral childhood memories” of going to see the Nutcracker ballet with her mother, she went all out to bring the performance to life in 2018’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, even transforming into the Sugar Plum Fairy, affecting sweet AF and a high-pitched voice.
“[It’s]mainly the idea of that magical feeling,” she told Entertainment Weekly ahead of its release. “All these sweets and toys come to life. That’s what every child wants when they’re playing with their toys. They want it to be real.” But for all its magic, this movie wasn’t the kind of movie that had audiences coming out of the theater dancing.
Michael Keaton’s Jack Frost had a heart-melting premise on paper – a father dies in a car crash and returns to spend time with his son as the titular gentle snowman – but the 1998 film turns out to be more haunting than heartwarming.
So which Christmas movies fail to become classics and instead serve as prime examples of Christmas fiascos? We made a list and checked it twice. You will find out who we have decided to be naughty and nice.
