After the 3rd film in this series was a lot weaker than what had gone before (despite the ever lovely Marc Wooton as Mr Poppy) I thought that would/should be it for the franchise.
However, here we go again with this 4th film, that thankfully gets things back on track.
It does act as a soft reboot of the series, with Wooton and Jason Watkins character, Gordon Shakespeare being retired in favour of a whole new start.
With a new Mr Poppy (because this is 'Nativity', there needs to be a Mr Poppy) and some other biggish names from UK tv and film this works so much better than number 3, with some nice new songs/messages about the importance of Christmas along the way.
So well done to all involved in this franchise, after a blip you've turned it around and created an above average Christmas film. Please don't do a 5th though.
However, here we go again with this 4th film, that thankfully gets things back on track.
It does act as a soft reboot of the series, with Wooton and Jason Watkins character, Gordon Shakespeare being retired in favour of a whole new start.
With a new Mr Poppy (because this is 'Nativity', there needs to be a Mr Poppy) and some other biggish names from UK tv and film this works so much better than number 3, with some nice new songs/messages about the importance of Christmas along the way.
So well done to all involved in this franchise, after a blip you've turned it around and created an above average Christmas film. Please don't do a 5th though.