A genial, lightweight entertainment.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 23, 2017

This is Allen's movie debut, and it's easy to see why his show is a ratings smash. There's an effortless quality to his humor, but it's also got a quietly urgent edge to it.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 6, 2013

I was surprised to find The Santa Clause rather easier to take than anticipated.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2013

Like most modern fantasies, The Santa Clause isn't very clear about the rules governing Scott's new powers.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 6, 2013

Tim Allen's talent for dry regular-guyness fails to kindle Disney's sappy big-screen Yule log.

Full Review | Dec 6, 2013

You can get the same emotional and imaginative kick staying home and rereading your Christmas cards.

| Dec 6, 2013

All of the film's technical and creative contributions are top-notch, but as it should be, it's the people who win us over.

| Dec 6, 2013

A feeble attempt to revive the tradition of heartwarming family seasonal comedies that gave us Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, The Bells of St. Mary's and many others.

| Original Score: 0.5/4 | Dec 6, 2013

Allen's schtick is a jabbermouth know-it-all.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 4, 2012

This is a hip, likable spin on the seasonal icon told with a deft mixture of comedy and sentimentality.

Full Review | Nov 27, 2007

The movie steers a shrewd course between bracing cynicism and old-fashioned make-believe.

| Feb 9, 2006

Overrated and surprisingly sour.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2003

Home Improvement fans will find plenty of laughs and may even consent to going to this movie with their little brothers and sisters.

| May 20, 2003

Balances the sugar with the spice, which Allen sprinkles on just right.

| Jan 1, 2000

Kids of most ages will be able to follow -- and enjoy -- this comic fantasy.

| Jan 1, 2000

Despite its charms, the movie didn't push over the top into true inspiration.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000

The jokes are mostly funny, the divorced parents stay happily divorced, and we're treated to yet another earnestly dopey performance by the endearing Judge Reinhold.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 1, 2000