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.

Meanwhile, those on social media had jokes aplenty, with film references deeming this version of Buddy the Elf a “South Pole elf” and saying he had finally been sacked for not meeting his gift ...

The jokes about his family-friendly holiday film quickly take ... When Hernández pushes back, the men crowd around him as Big Red says, "In prison, you're not going to be an elf named Buddy. You're ...