It’s been two years since Disney Channel put out an original holiday movie, but the Mouse House is back again this year. The Naughty Nine premiered during the week of Thanksgiving, on the 2023 TV schedule, and I just recently found time to watch the movie. As a longtime fan of Disney Channel Movies, I knew to keep my expectations moderate since these projects can be a bit hit or a miss. However, I was pleasantly surprised with how much I loved the holiday movie, and I think fans of Big Fat Liar will be too.
Not only was The Naughty Nine entertaining from start to finish with a talented ensemble cast (led by Winslow Fegley, who is no stranger to Christmas movies having starred in Max’s 8-Bit Christmas), but it also had me fully in my nostalgia feels. The movie really hit different because of how much it reminded me of the epic 2002 teen movie Big Fat Liar.
