Arthur Christmas A brisk computer-animated adventure clever enough to become essential yuletide viewing. ... Steve takes Christmas a little too seriously, ... True to the Aardman aesthetic, ...

Indeed, Arthur Christmas, ... Steve (Hugh Laurie). ... One of Smith’s goals was making sure the film’s aesthetic kept up with the times.

It must be said, despite the 21st century aesthetic, this is an Aardman film at heart with the kind of storytelling and humour that seems to be missing from many animation features released elsewhere.

One glitch in the system means a wee lass in England won’t get her requested bike on Christmas morning. The director of Santa’s operations is his son, Steve (voice of Hugh Laurie), a corporate ...

Ho-ho-huh? “Arthur Christmas” is an animated kiddie comedy that delivers all the wonder you’d expect in a movie about a guy delivering one package. Maybe they should have called it “UPS ...

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Arthur Christmas. By Jake Wilson. November 24, 2011 — 3.00am. ... a stumbling doofus who toils away in the mail department while his super-efficient brother Steve (Hugh Laurie) ...