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"Dashing Through the Snow" is a Comedy movie in which we follow a stressed-out social worker who ends up on an unexpected Christmas road trip with a quirky family, leading to a series of comedic and festive moments.

What I appreciated about the film is its strong cast, particularly Lil Rel Howery, who brings his usual comedic flair to the role. In addition to this, Ludacris' interpretation also adds his charm as part of the fun ensemble, with Madison Skye Validum providing an endearing performance as the younger character who helps tie the family together. The dynamic between the cast is the movie's highlight, delivering moments of genuine warmth and laughs. However, the story itself falls into familiar holiday movie clichés, with forced family bonding, and predictable resolutions but the interpretations of the cast saved it. All in all, I have to say that "Dashing Through the Snow" is a perfectly fine holiday movie for those looking for a light, feel-good watch. So, if you're in the mood for something heartwarming and easygoing, this film is enjoyable and I recommend it to you.

I'm giving this a straight five out of ten. Incredibly mediocre movie. I can't even see children enjoying this, to be honest, regardless of it being a family film. Extremely average plot. So much so that it feels like Chat GPT wrote it in 30 seconds. The acting is so incredibly bland it honestly feels like a student film with a decent budget. The progressive car commercials are more engaging with their acting and that's saying something. There isn't a single character in this movie you're rooting for or care about and the motive of the film is so mundane and ridiculous you wonder if they came up with it like a school assignment you procrastinated with and wrote it the night before.

Very boring 5/10.

Dashing Through the Snow (2023) is a Christmas comedy movie streaming on Disney+ and it was directed by Tim Story. This movie was a first time watch for me and it was pretty okay.

Positives for Dashing Through the Snow (2025): This movie has some charm to the story where you have a father taking his daughter on an adventure with Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and this is the type of story that I would have dreams of as a kid. The cast does a good job with their performances including Lil Rel Howery as Nick, Ludacris as Eddie, Madison Skye Validum as Charlotte and Teyonah Parris as Allison. The movie has a good pace to it and it does keep that up with enough stuff to keep me invested in the story. And finally, the chase and action sequences are entertaining to watch.

Negatives for Dashing Through the Snow (2023): The villains are bland and one-dimensional which is almost always the case with a number of movies directed by Tim Story and it is getting old for me. There is nothing to these people that make them stand out or pop as characters and they get their asses kicked very easily. The journey for Ludacris' character is very predictable from the beginning of the movie where you know exactly what is going to happen. And finally, the movie feels like it's rushing things to get to the end quicker than it needs to.

Overall, Dashing Through the Snow (2023) is a standard average Christmas road trip movie that has everything that kids will enjoy watching during the Christmas season and that is pretty okay with me as I did have some fun watching this movie.

It almost works thanks to Lil Rel Howery, but 'Dashing Through the Snow' ultimately falls flat.

Howery does produce some good stuff as Santa, though he - as with the film in general, really - isn't given enough to work with to make it a success. There is mild amusement throughout, but the film needed more entertainment from its plot and much better pacing to be enjoyable.

The bad guys are particularly poorly written and used, while the Xmas vibes aren't really all that abundant. The cast, namely Howery, Ludacris and Madison Skye Validum, all do try and are the film's strongest element. I just needed more from elsewhere with this, I could feel my interest waning from around the midway point.

Had a cute line or two, but mostly watching this was just painful. Poor writing, unnatural, choppy dialogue, and disjointed transitions between scenes made this difficult to watch. Unoriginal plot. Terrible acting by everyone (except the little girl and Nick), along with the dialogue made us laugh but not in a good way, I am amazed Disney would put their name on this. 10 times worse than a cheesy Hallmark movie. With more time with a quality director, better acting, and some subtle rewriting and editing, it could be believable and funny. Feels like it was it was thrown together in a week with no test audience or review. Like a made for after school special. Shots around Atlanta are a nice break from LA, NY, and Vancouver BC. Still, Two thumbs down. 👎