The film, directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum, follows Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised as an elf in Santa’s workshop who returns to New York City to meet his ... but year-round. I ...

and follows Buddy, who was raised among Santa’s elves in the North Pole, as he searches for his real father in New York City. The funnyman wasn’t expecting the reaction he got from his “Elf ...

Instead, "Elf" falls back on tired tropes for laughs. Someone's differences should never be the core of a joke Like Buddy, some cognitively disabled adults believe in Santa and the magic of Christmas.

Buddy seems to have fallen ... wrote Dan Woike of the LA Times. Elf, which was released in 2003, stars Ferrell as a human who was raised with Santa's elves, and as an adult leaves the North ...

Buddy the Elf has seen better days ... after finally being let in on the not-so-secret truth that he’s the sole human at Santa’s elf-powered workshop in the North Pole. The lighthearted ...

a callback to his wildly popular role as Buddy the elf -- aka Buddy Hobbs, the goofy human who grew up as one of Santa's elves -- from the 2003 hit comedy movie. Will Ferrell attends a game ...