M Li

Forget about how bad and corny the storyline is. The way they dealt with allergies was really bad. My daughter (who has a peanut allergy) watched this as a treat at school and ended up having nightmares about getting swollen hands. Some ignorant interpretations of allergies: 1) He says he is allergic to legumes (which may be a valid allergy to all types of beans as well as peanuts I’m not an expert) but if you have a peanut allergy you wouldn’t want to just place it under the banner of legumes!! Especially in America where they seem to have a peanut variety in almost every food they eat! 2) I’m guessing it is for ‘dramatic’ effect but for the woman to sit and watch whilst Santa has his allergic reaction and her son slowly look for the Epi-pen in the cupboard. 3) The Epi-pen that she then proceeds to use (on his backside, I think, it’s not entirely clear) turns out to be a syringe that you would see in a hospital. Now as far as I am aware Epi-pen is a brand of auto injecting adrenaline and they most definitely don’t come in a syringe format. Also, why would you have a syringe full of adrenaline or ‘Epi-pen’ as they called it in your first aid box unless you have an allergy. They aren’t cheap to buy. But then again I don’t live in America so maybe they all have Epi pens as standard in their first aid kits! 4) Why is the only reaction a comically massive swollen hand?! Where is the severe vomiting, the swollen tongue, the swollen face, the hives all over the body? I know that people get different allergic reactions but at least show some realistic looking ones! It shouldn’t be something that is used for laughs. It is a serious, live threatening allergy! In conclusion, don’t bother to watch this rubbish, especially if you have children with allergies. I’m only giving it a star because I have to, it’s not even worth that!