The Santa Clause 2 – Movie Review
Director: Michael Lembeck
Writer: Don Rhymer, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Ed Decter, John J Strauss (Screenplay)
Writer: Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick (Characters)
Cast
- Tim Allen (Toy Story)
- Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost)
- David Krumholtz (Serenity)
- Eric Lloyd (Jesse)
- Judge Reinhold (Beverly Hills Cop)
Plot: Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for eight years, but it might come to an end if he doesn’t find a Mrs. Claus.
Runtime: 1 Hour 44 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Santa Clause 2 starts when Scott (Allen) has been enjoying his time as Santa for 8-years now. However, he learns about a clause in the contract he was unaware of. He must get married before Christmas or he loses his powers. Meanwhile, his son Charlie (Lloyd) finds himself in trouble at school.
As Scott looks to solve his wife problem, he leaves a clone in the North Pole. However, he starts getting out of control not understanding the idea of being Santa. With the time running out, Scott must solve both problems before time runs out.
Verdict on The Santa Clause 2
The Santa Clause 2 is the sequel to the family-friendly Christmas movie. This time Scott faces two challenges, one is finishing off the contract he signed when he became Santa. The second is his own creation taking over the North Pole.
This gets to build on the original movie well, giving us a bigger concept behind becoming Santa. We get to see the human life Scott lives away from his time as Santa. While the movie never really explains why Charlie has become such a rebel. Deep down this still gets over the message about Christmas bringing people together. It still contains the laughs and unfolds in a pleasing family-friendly way.
Final Thoughts – The Santa Clause 2 is an enjoyable sequel.