The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
55 %
Reviews Counted: 110 Fresh: 61 Rotten:49 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
Theatrical Release: Nov 1, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $139,225,854
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 and didn't notice that Santa has to find a wife or stop being Santa. As Christmas Eve--the... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Spencer Breslin, Wendy Crewson, Michael Dorn
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
Screenwriter: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Edward Decter, John J. Strauss, Don Rhymer
Producer: Bobby Newmeyer, Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver
Composer: George S. Clinton
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12/15/03
Fun for those for whom Hogwarts or Middle Earth are a little too tiring or scary, a cinematic lump of coal for everyone else.
08/18/03
Amazingly, the film juggles all the elements well without being messy, instead playing fair and tying up all the loose ends.
06/27/03
...stocks itself with unoriginal and cheap slapstick violence, cloying performances and ridiculously forced sight gags and smirking jokes that wouldn't melt a snow flake on a Sears hotplate
02/10/03
The script for SC2...is not perfect, but with Allen’s help it delivers more hits than misses.
02/08/03
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01/07/03
Now comes our annual cinematic Christmas goose, "The Santa Clause 2," a sufficiently agreeable but belated sequel that isn't nearly as charming or as heartfelt as the 1994 original.
12/30/02
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12/16/02
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Ao sair do cinema, eu estava feliz e com saudades de um tempo em que, para mim, a existência de Papai Noel era um fato inquestionável.
12/14/02
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