This is a spoiler-free review of Klaus, which premieres Friday, November 15 on Netflix. It is currently in limited theatrical release.
In a climate where most holiday stories have already been told and retold, Klaus, from Sergio Pablos (Despicable Me), stands out nicely as a unique and sweet original piece of Christmastime animation. For those looking for something new to show their kids this season, or just enjoy children-free even, it's a stylish and darkly humored take on Santa lore.
Featuring the voices of Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, and Joan Cusack, Klaus dabbles in a handful of family film cliches, but they're all mixed up inside an original fable involving a rich, spoiled postal academy student named Jesper (Schwartzman) getting banished to the distant Nordic town of Smeerenburg where his only way out is to get the townsfolk to send six thousand letters in a year's time.
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In a climate where most holiday stories have already been told and retold, Klaus, from Sergio Pablos (Despicable Me), stands out nicely as a unique and sweet original piece of Christmastime animation. For those looking for something new to show their kids this season, or just enjoy children-free even, it's a stylish and darkly humored take on Santa lore.
Featuring the voices of Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, and Joan Cusack, Klaus dabbles in a handful of family film cliches, but they're all mixed up inside an original fable involving a rich, spoiled postal academy student named Jesper (Schwartzman) getting banished to the distant Nordic town of Smeerenburg where his only way out is to get the townsfolk to send six thousand letters in a year's time.
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