The Santa Clause: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb:   1 reviews
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RottenTomatoes:   40 reviews
  • Patricia S. McCormick New York Times (Top Critic)
    Home Improvement fans will find plenty of laughs and may even consent to going to this movie with their little brothers and sisters.
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)
    Kids of most ages will be able to follow -- and enjoy -- this comic fantasy.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Rita Kempley Washington Post (Top Critic)
    Balances the sugar with the spice, which Allen sprinkles on just right.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)
    63
    Despite its charms, the movie didn't push over the top into true inspiration.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Leonard Klady Variety (Top Critic)
    This is a hip, likable spin on the seasonal icon told with a deft mixture of comedy and sentimentality.
    Full Review » 5 years ago
  • James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)
    50
    This is what happens when someone takes what might have been a moderately- entertaining television Christmas special and tries to adapt it for the big screen.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Charles Cassady Common Sense Media
    80
    Heartwarming family tale for both kids and adults.
    Full Review » 1 year ago
  • David Kaplan Kaplan vs. Kaplan
    60
    Full Review » 4 years ago
  • TV Guide's Movie Guide
    88
    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.
    Full Review » 5 years ago
  • Susan Granger www.susangranger.com
    60
    Full Review » 5 years ago
  • Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid
    63
    This movie has charm to spare and it's hard to resist.
    Full Review » 6 years ago
  • Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly
    20
    Full Review » 6 years ago
  • Derek Adams Time Out
    The movie steers a shrewd course between bracing cynicism and old-fashioned make-believe.
    Full Review » 6 years ago
  • Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com
    40
    Full Review » 7 years ago
  • Audrey Rock-Richardson Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
    60
    Full Review » 7 years ago
  • Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall
    60
    Full Review » 8 years ago
  • Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette
    60
    Full Review » 8 years ago
  • Willie Waffle WaffleMovies.com
    80
    A fun Christmas tale.
    Full Review » 8 years ago
  • Spence D. IGN Movies
    60
    Full Review » 8 years ago
  • Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com
    63
    Agreeable family fare that'll please the young 'uns but that adults will find only slightly diverting.
    Full Review » 8 years ago
  • John J. Puccio DVDTown.com
    80
    ...the closest thing we've had in the last twenty years to a genuine Christmas classic.
    Full Review » 8 years ago
  • Rebecca Murray About.com
    60
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal
    60
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Nell Minow Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
    60
    Overrated and surprisingly sour.
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Tony Toscano Talking Pictures (U.S.)
    60
    Full Review » 9 years ago
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