There's a sincere pleasure in slipping down the ludicrous slide that is Hot Frosty's premise, in which a hot, naive, but very sweet man is the perfect Christmas wish — for Kathy and for any of us who may need a bit of comfort from a cold, cold world.

| Dec 10, 2024

Each new idea is worse than the last. And there’s nothing particularly snowman-y about Jack except he can’t get too warm or he’ll die, and he snacks on ice cubes.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Dec 4, 2024

With so-so performances and an immensely dumb conceit, this is snow Christmas classic. Still, it’s less naughty, more ice than we might have expected. 

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 22, 2024

this one plays like a porn movie if all the sex were removed and the ridiculous threadbare plot were fleshed out instead.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Nov 15, 2024

"Hot Frosty" is goofy and sweet and magical. It knows exactly who its audience is and gifts them with a perfectly cozy Capra-esque fantasy

| Nov 15, 2024

It’s a sincerely stupid idea executed sincerely, with seemingly complete buy-in from all involved that yes, this is a movie about a snowman with abs. I’ll take that type of brain freeze, for now.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 14, 2024

A self-aware Christmas rom-com with calculated “shirtless moments,” Hot Frosty is frothy entertainment that isn’t supposed to be taken seriously.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 14, 2024

Here’s the pitch for “Hot Frosty”: A widow wraps an enchanted scarf around a hunky snowman who springs to life and professes his love. Here are the two possible audience reactions: “How dumb!” and “How dumb — can’t wait to watch!”

| Nov 13, 2024

The narrative delivers some refreshing highlights for the benefit of Netflix’s Holiday Cinematic Universe, specifically acknowledging its target audience’s yearning for a sprinkling of cheeky, wanton lust alongside its gentle yet genuine dramatics.

| Nov 13, 2024

It’s cheap and it’s silly and it has a laughable premise that some people will mistake for terribleness. But it’s also winking and whimsical. It knows what it’s doing and it’s doing it on purpose. Somehow it actually kind of works.

| Nov 13, 2024