A man inadvertently summons a genie, oh and it happens to be December.
In this setup usually the protagonist's major flaw is an unhealthy obsession with work and money. Here it is pure stupidity - he really is as dumb as a bag of spanners.
Normally genies have a devious side as wishes are dangerous, limited, corrupting and often at the expense of others.
Not here: just wish for what you want and don't worry about it - if someone's day is ruined by your wish forget about it - everything is peachy.
The only obstacle our protagonist has is his inability to wield this power in any meaningful way.
Luckily his wife is a real plank of wood too.
This is designed to be a light, fun, easy watch.
And it manages this to an extent - but the extent you have to switch your brain off might lead to cerebral damage.
The jokes are lame and inconsistent - the genie knows what a sweater is but not a pizza.
It you are a big fan of McCarthy you will like this, and to have on whilst you are doing something else it is fine. But this feels very much like a cash-grab film of the 2020's - there is no story, no Christmas message, all the right boxes are ticked and it has a flashy Tiktok like trailer.
Once is all said and done the end goal of the main character is easy to achieve - you don't need a genie to get yourself fired.
In this setup usually the protagonist's major flaw is an unhealthy obsession with work and money. Here it is pure stupidity - he really is as dumb as a bag of spanners.
Normally genies have a devious side as wishes are dangerous, limited, corrupting and often at the expense of others.
Not here: just wish for what you want and don't worry about it - if someone's day is ruined by your wish forget about it - everything is peachy.
The only obstacle our protagonist has is his inability to wield this power in any meaningful way.
Luckily his wife is a real plank of wood too.
This is designed to be a light, fun, easy watch.
And it manages this to an extent - but the extent you have to switch your brain off might lead to cerebral damage.
The jokes are lame and inconsistent - the genie knows what a sweater is but not a pizza.
It you are a big fan of McCarthy you will like this, and to have on whilst you are doing something else it is fine. But this feels very much like a cash-grab film of the 2020's - there is no story, no Christmas message, all the right boxes are ticked and it has a flashy Tiktok like trailer.
Once is all said and done the end goal of the main character is easy to achieve - you don't need a genie to get yourself fired.