The Santa Clause – Movie Review
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick (Screenplay)
Cast
- Tim Allen (Toy Story)
- Judge Reinhold (Beverly Hills Cop)
- Wendy Crewson (Air Force One)
- Eric Lloyd (Jesse)
- David Krumholtz (Serenity)
Plot: When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Runtime: 1 Hour 37 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Santa Clause starts when businessman Scott Calvin (Allen) finds himself showing signs of being a bad father. His son Charlie (Lloyd) spends more time with his mother Laura (Crewson) and her new husband Neal (Reinhold). However, over Christmas Scott accidentally scares Santa off his roof.
He must replace Santa causing major changes in his life and putting his own time with his son in danger. Nobody else believes what happened, despite the transformation Scott goes through.
Verdict on The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause is a family comedy following an everyday man who gets transformed into Santa. However, when his transformation starts taking a toll on his life, he gets torn between helping the children or saving his relationship with his own son. It ends up with him needing to prove he is changing when nobody else wants to.
When it comes to Christmas movies, we know the core element is the family part of the movie. We get that in the middle of a broken family, with a child wanting to spend Christmas with both sides of his family. However, the changes haven’t always made that easy for everyone else. The whole transformation into Santa brings laughs and adds to the magic of Christmas.
Final Thoughts – The Santa Clause is an enjoyable family Christmas treat.
