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The Santa Clause 2

2002

Michael Lembeck

Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Elizabeth Mitchell ...

3.6

3,044

Kids. Comedy Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best Santa ever. But Scott's got problems. His son, Charlie, has landed on this year's "naughty" list. And Santa himself is mysteriously de-Santafying. To top it all off, if Scott doesn't get married by Christmas Eve, he'll stop being Santa forever! (It's right in his contract - the "Mrs. Clause.") Desperate both to find a wife ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Nell Minow Common Sense Media	"This overstuffed turkey of a movie wraps itself in holly and hot cocoa only to come to the conclusion that the magic of Christmas is... getting presents (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"A worthy successor to the original 1994 film – that is to say, anyone under age 10 will be enchanted; anyone over age 10 will have trouble stifling their boredom (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'The Santa Clause 2' is more of the same tinsel-draped malarkey that made the original film into a big hit, but it's more engaging, assured and funny, and I liked it more (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"It's mildly sentimental, unabashedly consumerist (...) studiously inoffensive and completely disposable."	NEG
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Christmas fare that manages to be entertaining for children and adults alike (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"[It] sports a whopping seven credited writers, just two fewer than the number of Santa’s reindeer. Yet film exudes a sense of exhaustion on their behalf"	NEG

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