Name : Bill Zwecker / Alias : Chicago Sun-Times
This may be one of the least artful holiday films ever made. Even devout born-again Christians will find this hard to stomach.

Name : Penny Walker / Alias : Arizona Republic
How do you prove a horse is an animal? Because I like Sweden. That's the style of absurd logic that happens in "Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas" .

Name : Ben Kenigsberg / Alias : New York Times
With a smile so wide and laughter that sounds so forced you half-expect the camera to pull back to reveal hostage takers, Mr. Cameron explains how several facets of the holiday - the tree, Santa Claus, gifts - have roots in religious tradition.

Name : Alonso Duralde / Alias : TheWrap
Had "Saving Christmas" run any longer, Cameron would no doubt have found a way to find the divinity in Frosty, Rudolph, the Grinch, peppermint bark, the Elf on the Shelf, frosted cranberry hand soap and Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo.

Name : Michael Rechtshaffen / Alias : Los Angeles Times
Virtually everything about this production feels thrown together.

Name : Christy Lemire / Alias : ChristyLemire.com
It is The Room of Christmas movies. Actually, The Room is more enjoyable. But you get the idea.

Name : Guy Lodge / Alias : Variety
At best, the pic serves as a showy grab-bag of thriller varieties for which the helmer demonstrates equal aptitude; at worst, it points to a narrative attention span that hasn't yet evolved from his award-winning short film work.