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Ace and the Christmas Miracle

By Jennifer Borget, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Poorly-produced horse tale has minimal holiday tie-in.

Movie PG 2021 92 minutes
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Based on 1 parent review

Drewrob007
Drewrob007 Adult
November 18, 2021
age 14+

Great Movie. Don’t mind the Liberal Banter !

It’s comments like the one above is the reason Hollywood has sucked the last 20 years. Liberals have destroyed Hollywood and they completely destroyed Saved by the Bell w their liberal agenda. No one wants to watch a movie and count the race of every character. Only losers do that !! If critics want to sit on their lazy ass and judge movies maybe they should finance , produce and act in one themselves. No one cares about their opinion and in all honesty the more the liberal agenda bashes it ….. The more ratings it will get !! So keep bashing because you are only promoting it more. Sincerely, A very success Mexican
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What's the Story?

In ACE AND THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE Big Freddie (James Chalke) and Tony (Steven Chase,) who are deep in debt, get a chance to turn things around when they meet Amanda (Brande Roderick). She's frustrated with her brother's behavior and wants to hire Tony to kidnap her brother's horse Ace (voiced by Jon Lovitz) for ransom. But after Tony and Ace bump heads, Tony is able to communicate with the horse. The pair team up to try to win in gambling on horse races. Will Tony get rich or decide to give up gambling?

Is It Any Good?

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Kids say: Not yet rated

Amateurish production values combined with a slow story make this well-intended holiday movie a complete snooze. Though the movie poster for Ace and the Christmas Miracle features a jolly-looking horse and his festive sidekicks, the film barely mentions Christmas and the horse Ace hardly gets any screen time until halfway through the movie. Even then he's not as much of a character as you might expect from the previews, as his role is minor through the remainder of the film. It takes most of the movie for the one-dimensional characters to learn important lessons about friendship and believing in themselves, which all seems to come together halfheartedly in the last 10 minutes of the film.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how movies are marketed. Did the advertisements for the movie give you different expectations than what you saw? Were you disappointed that Ace didn't play a larger role?

  • Ace told Tony he needed to "bet on himself." What do you think that means? What are some ways you can bet on yourself that don't actually involve gambling?

  • Did this feel like a holiday movie to you? Do you think it could've been set at another time of the year and been mostly the same? Why do you think the producers wanted it to be a holiday title?

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