Rating: PG
Genre:
Children's/Family
Release Date: 10/21/2008
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time: 108 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Starz/Anchor Bay
After introducing how
Santa and
Mrs. Claus came to the North Pole and began their work delivering toys at Christmas time, this routine children's film segues into a story about an evil corporate magnate (
John Lithgow). One of
Santa's elves (
Dudley Moore) goes to work for the nasty tycoon and invents a wild array of far-out toys. Then there is a little boy who does not believe in
Santa Claus and a girl who finds out about the toymaker's plans to defraud his company.
Santa's reindeer are a little under the weather, not to mention
Santa himself. This labyrinth of subplots quickly draws attention away from the story, wherever it is.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide