
Scott Calvin has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best Santa ever. But he's got problems, such as a mysterious weight loss, and then he discovers that his son Charlie has landed on this year's "naughty" list. Desperate to help his son, Scott heads back home, putting a substitute Claus in charge of the North Pole. But when the substitute institutes some strange redefinition of naughty and nice that put Christmas at risk, Scott mus... (Full plot summary below)
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Scott Calvin has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best Santa ever. But he's got problems, such as a mysterious weight loss, and then he discovers that his son Charlie has landed on this year's "naughty" list. Desperate to help his son, Scott heads back home, putting a substitute Claus in charge of the North Pole. But when the substitute institutes some strange redefinition of naughty and nice that put Christmas at risk, Scott must return with a new bag of magic to save Christmas.
Leave your thoughts about The Santa Clause 2.
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekLike its predecessor, it's no classic, but it provides a reasonably attractive holiday contraption, one that families looking for a clean, kid-friendly outing should investigate. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWon't replace anyone's annual viewing of "It's a Wonderful Life." But your family could find a worse way to take a holiday break. |
| Filmcritic.comBlake French...lacks the overall magic of the original, but it makes up for the bad filmmaking with enchanting performances. |
| KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX)Danny MintonOnce again, Allen proves that he can be charming enough to carry a bad film on his shoulders and make you think that it wasn't so horrible. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordThose who stick with 'Clause 2' through its unpromising opening will be rewarded with a reasonably entertaining romantic comedy... |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumTim Allen and his team make it look easy, this putting on of ho-ho-hos in such a way that adults may find stocking-stuffer laughs amid the general jingle-bellishness of The Santa Clause 2. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttContains just enough good cheer to surmount overbaked writing and overblown visual effects. |
| Denver PostMichael BoothHas plenty of ingenious takes on North Pole mythology to skate over the rough spots of a scattered script. |
| San Francisco ChronicleC.W. NeviusKids probably will find it rip-roaring holiday fun, and it is rated G to boot. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerVisually, 'Santa Clause 2' is wondrously creative. |