Jingle All The Way: A movie about a father trying to buy his son the perfect toy for Christmas

It's movie time! Arnold Schwarzenneger, Phil Hartman, Martin Mull, and Sinbad are here to festivate the holidays. "Jingle All the Way" is about a neglectful workaholic father, Howard played by Arnold, trying to buy his son the most popular toy of the holiday season, a "Turbo Man" doll. Unfortunately, waiting until the last minute, Howard is forced to search all over town for the perfect toy from fighting a crowded mall, trouble with the police, Santa cronies, to having to dress up as the "Turbo Man" figure himself. However, facing stiff competition for the toy from a disgruntle mailman, played by Sinbad, and his neighbor, Ted (Phil Hartman), whom has his sights on Howard's wife. The special effects were palatable, but everything else seemed a bit cliched and overdone. As usual it has all the holiday cliches, and it does seem to go a bit overboard with parade scene where Sinbad and Arnold duke it out for the doll. However, the film is still pretty funny that should keep any family entertained for the holidays. I mean who couldn't relate to Howard's plight when he has to scour for the most popular Christmas toy. I mean does anyone remember a toy called "Tickle Me Elmo?" Or how about the "X-Box 360?" This film does a decent job making fun of those type of situations well in this one. The film may lack in substance, but it makes up for it by making viewers laugh all the way.