bernardwarchal Review of Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008 TV Movie)

Pure early 2000s nostalgia.

[10/10 · 31 December 2018]

I honestly don't know what to rate this film. Critically speaking it's probably not a good movie. I like this purely because i grew up with the show as a kid. The leads of Drake Bell and Josh Peck are hilarious with great comedic timing and chemistry. The story is genuinely heartwarming in that you are rooting for them to give this family the best Christmas ever. This movie does have some huge problems. For one the law just does not work in this universe. In the beginning Josh is arrested because they mistakenly think he crash the party on the roof of the premier theater. Josh is put in an actual prison (they are not just holding him at the station this is an actual prison) with no trial. Drake first tries to use a lawyer to get Josh out. Drake pays the lawyer $3000 in advance, the dude drives off with the money and you can see the licence plate say "FKELWYR". Drake then attempts to break Josh out of Prison and is caught. They have a trial in which they argue Drake had to break his brother our or he would not be able to fulfill the promise of giving the best Christmas ever to the foster family. The judge sets them free because "you can't break a Christmas promise". They are then looked after by officer Gilbert who instructs them them to not break the promise or they will be sent back to jail. Officer Gilbert throughout the film will try to hinder their chances by sending guys to steal their clothes so he can give them a ticket and towing there car because "it's blue". The film is however consistent in the law making no sense. it's kinda like an 80s shenanigans movie in that the police are just bad at their jobs. Officer Gilbert is a hilarious over the top villain. His backstory is a haunting traumatic memory from my childhood. Every actor is giving a great performance whether it be a starring role or a five minute cameo. Miranda Cosgrove is great and devious as Megan as always. Jerry Trainor is hilarious as Crazy Steve and steals every scene he's in. This is just a really fun movie that you need to just have fun with. If you go into this expecting to hate it you are but if you go into it because you liked the show and you wanna see these characters have a fun Christmas adventure then it's worth a watch.