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The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:5

Rotten:3

Average Rating:5.6/10

Consensus: Though it's harmless as family entertainment and has moments of charm, The Santa Clause 2 is also predictable and forgettable.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) found a jacket eight years ago that turned him into Santa Claus. Unfortunately, 900-year old elf Curtis (Spencer Breslin) failed to read the fine print in the Santa Clause... Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) found a jacket eight years ago that turned him into Santa Claus. Unfortunately, 900-year old elf Curtis (Spencer Breslin) failed to read the fine print in the Santa Clause and didn't notice that Santa has to find a wife or stop being Santa. As Christmas Eve--the marriage deadline--approaches, Santa finds himself slowly returning to his mortal appearance as the "de-Santification process" begins. To make matters worse, his mortal son, Charlie, is acting out in school and is on the Naughty list. Searching for a wife and worried about Charlie, Santa returns home as Scott, leaving a toy Santa (also played by Allen) in his place to run the North Pole. Unfortunately, the toy Santa becomes obsesses with the rules in the Santa handbook and turns into a dictator, complete with an army of toy soldiers. Allen is extremely engaging as Scott, a normal guy who loves his role as perhaps the most beloved character in the lives of children. David Krumholtz stars as Bernard, Santa's right-hand elf, and Elizabeth Mitchell is Carol Newman, Charlie's school principal and Scott's unlikely love interest. [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Spencer Breslin, Wendy Crewson

Starring: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Spencer Breslin, Wendy Crewson, Michael Dorn, David Krumholtz, Eric Lloyd

Director: Michael Lembeck

Director: Michael Lembeck
Screenwriter: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Edward Decter, John J. Strauss, Don Rhymer
Producer: Bobby Newmeyer, Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver
Composer: George S. Clinton
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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12/02/02
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Veering between cold-hearted cynicism ... and magical Christmas moments, this is far better than the usual Hollywood holiday cash-ins.

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11/05/02
Jamie Russell
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BBC
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A movie conscious, at every waking moment, of trying to out-do its predecessor.

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11/01/02
Scott Foundas
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Variety
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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.

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11/01/02
Roger Ebert
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The film has no pretensions other then being exactly what it is: a sweet, slickly manufactured tale for the whole family, a holiday diversion cut to fit everyone from 6 to 60.

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10/31/02
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
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Contains just enough good cheer to surmount overbaked writing and overblown visual effects.

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10/31/02
Kirk Honeycutt
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It's mildly sentimental, unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable.

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10/31/02
A.O. Scott
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New York Times
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All these developments and challenges facing Santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility.

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10/31/02
Kevin Thomas
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