Sure, sappiness is cute, and fun to indulge in. I thought I'd seen it all. But what sappiness was in the movie well used. The main thrust was not sappy. It was a well told story, with the proper nuances in the animation and the vocalization. I consider this movie to be for adults. You will thoroughly enjoy it.

I haven't felt this good after watching a movie. I feel good about myself. I am not kidding, I actually cried during and after the credit rolled. Thank you Netflix.

Jesper is a selfish and lazy young man. And, to teach him a lesson, his father sends him to work as a postman in the hellish Scandinavian town of Smeerensburg. Why is the place so bad? It's incredibly unfriendly and gray....with locals constantly feuding with each other for generations. And, considering the locals can't stand each other, no one ever wants to write a letter....and Jesper has absolutely nothing to do but count the days until he can leave the place!

One evening, a dark and scary stranger, Mr. Klaus, shows up and demands that Jesper delivers a present to one of the kids in town. Over time, the traditional Santa myth is created in the story--with kids writing letters to Santa Klaus, reindeer and the whole kiboodle. But what about Jesper? His time to leave is approaching...and he's actually doing so much good.

This is a gorgeously animated and beautiful film. I loved the combination of CGI and traditional animation and the story kept my interest because it had heart and was occasionally rather funny. Well worth seeing and clearly a reimagining of the Christmas special from 19970, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town".

UPDATE: I saw this film again and noticed a couple minor problems I didn't notice the first time. First, the heavily auto-tuned music really didn't fit the film. Second, the art style seemed to change a lot throughout the film...like they were making changes in the character design.