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The 3 Wise Men

compiled by Jeffrey Overstreet
from Film Forum, 11/03/05

In 2003, a Spanish production created by veteran Disney animators arrived, embellishing the Christmas tale of The 3 Wise Men. The movie has now been dubbed in English and released by Buena Vista on DVD, distributed exclusively to Wal-Mart stores.

You would think a professionally produced film about the three wise men would be an excellent choice for family entertainment during the holidays. But alas, Peter T. Chattaway—who also reviews films regularly for Christianity Today Movies—says on his personal blog that the film falls far short of being gift-worthy.

"The film is so bad I don't know where to begin," blogs Chattaway (FilmChat). He goes on to list the film's many flaws, including "the absolutely non-Christian but oh-so-Disney message that we should always follow our hearts (because our hearts are never, ever wrong)."