This sequel to 1994's THE SANTA CLAUSE was made almost a decade later. Money rather than the burning need to continue the story was undoubtedly the motive for its production. The original story was a charming little film, funny without being annoying and heartwarming without your risking diabetes by watching it. THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 is dumber, coarser, and way more contrived than the original. Less a family film than a cynical kiddie comedy, about the only good thing the movie has going for it is the robot Santa, a story element so bizarre and demented that it dwarfs the lackluster romantic A-plot.
Review of The Santa Clause 2
