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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.

Dashing Through the Snow is not a top 10 Christmas movie of all time but it's not trying to be. This film was in the middle of the road and is very family friendly since Disney is behind it. This movie made me smile from time to time as it does have some charm but ultimately very predictable with throwing a lot of cliches throughout. Lil Rel Howery as Santa was a very good casting choice as he plays the role very well and gives the character his own style. Ludacris plays the father/husband who is not a believer in Santa and dislikes Christmas very much. That all changes when his daughter and him meet Santa and experience one crazy night together. Like I said before don't expect any big suprises from this film but sit back and enjoy the show. Dashing Through the Snow gets a mild 6 stars out of 10 from me.

"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.

Honestly, I really liked Dashing through the snow. I watched it with my parents on Thanksgiving night. I am 30 and they are in their 50s and it was just a nice, clean, Christmas movie with quite a few laugh out loud moments. Santa was the perfect Santa with all the right comedic moments. The daughter was cute and adorable. Ludacris played the grumpy, unbelieving father really well! I loved his actual job of working as a crisis counselor. We need more movies showcasing the hard work of social workers. I would watch this again if I were with my young cousins or something. Sometimes we all need pure fun!

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.