The movie steers a shrewd course between bracing cynicism and old-fashioned make-believe.
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02/09/06
The Santa Clause (1994)
79 %
Reviews Counted: 38 Fresh: 30 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Synopsis: When Santa Claus gets killed in a freak accident after being startled on the rooftop of a house, it looks like Christmas is ruined. But fortunately, just before his death, the jolly, gift-giver passed the torch to ad executive Scott Calvin (Tim Allen), who finishes the job of bestowing holiday... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Peter Boyle, Eric Lloyd
Reviews
Top Critic
This is a hip, likable spin on the seasonal icon told with a deft mixture of comedy and sentimentality.
11/27/07
Top Critic
While the film breaks no new ground, it offers the kind of simple, well-crafted, family entertainment that used to be a staple of the Disney studio.
12/04/06
Agreeable family fare that'll please the young 'uns but that adults will find only slightly diverting.
01/01/04
...the closest thing we've had in the last twenty years to a genuine Christmas classic.
12/07/03
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