MPAA Rating: G
Distributor: Disney
Director: Michael Lembeck
Actors: Tim Allen as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus, Elizabeth Mitchell as Carol, Eric Lloyd as Charlie, David Krumholtz as Bernard, Spencer Breslin as Curtis, Judge Reinhold as Neil, Peter Boyle as Father Time, Michael Dorn as The Sandman, Art LaFleur as The Tooth Fairy, Kevin Pollak as Cupid, Aisha Tyler as Mother Nature

Eight years ago Scott Calvin stumbled on the "Santa Clause" and got himself hooked into becoming Santa when he put on the jolly elf’s coat. Now, after nearly a decade of successful Christmases, his head elf helper confronts him with clause number two: Santa must find himself a wife. And he’s got to do it before Christmas.

Santa’s teenage son, Scott, is struggling at school because of his dad’s absence. SC2 shows that kids need their dads and that even superhero status won’t substitute for quantity time spent at home. At the same time, Charlie learns that he has to take responsibility for his actions, regardless of what motivates them. Good holiday cheer, keeping oneself on the "nice" list and off the "naughty" one, and neighborly good deeds all get thumbs up in the script.

Most of SC2’s violence is goofy and well-suited for its G rating. SC2 is fun, romantic, sentimental and warm, all the things a Christmas movie should be. It just refuses to acknowledge God. And that’s a big problem. Santa is not the reason for the season, and kids need to remember who is: Jesus.

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