Alien Xmas (2020)

 

There’s a war on Christmas! Or at least there is in a lot of children’s Christmas films. This one is no exception.

Alien Xmas is about a group of aliens who are coming to Earth with the intent of stealing everything. Since they’re coming during the holiday season, everything Christmas related is getting stolen.

Alien Xmas is a wonderful little short clocking in at a little over forty minutes. It’s sweet and predictable, but it’s made for the kids.

It’s a cute little film with a familiar message. Nothing beats the power of love and the gift of generosity. Based on a book by the same name I found myself loving it.

It’s also fun to have little space aliens be the stars. The Klepts are a species of alien who love to own stuff. They have exhausted their planet’s resources by finding anything and keeping it for themselves. They turn to Earth. They have created an anti gravity machine that they must put on the surface of the earth, when they turn it on earth loses its gravity and all the things will float into space allowing them to then take it for themselves.

It’s a ridiculous plan, but the Klepts are eager to put it into action! X, the littlest alien, is only one brave enough to volunteer. X lands at the North Pole and leaves his robot helper to build the anti gravity machine so that he can loot and keep the best stuff for himself. To no one’s surprise he learns the true meaning of Christmas after observing the elves.

X is mistaken for a toy by one of the elves and he mistakenly gifts X to his daughter Holly. Holly falls in love with X immediately since her dad gave him to her. Yes, this does in fact fall under the dad works too much to spend time with his daughter trope. Seeing Holly share with her friends and seeing her sadness at not being able to spend time with her dad quickly converts X into a good guy.

There’s so much charm in the film. It’s a harmless way to pass the time. It’s cute and cheerful. X is adorable. The alien leader Z is fun to watch.

It’s currently streaming on Netflix. It’s short enough to keep short attention spans engaged. It’s also got a familiar story and sometimes that’s all you need.