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Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
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MPAA RATING: G for General Audiences
Starring Tim Allen, Martin Short, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, Ann-Margret, and Kevin Pollak
Holiday magic mixes with comical chaos at the North Pole in The Santa Clause 3 as Santa juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost tries to take over the "big guy's" holiday. (Disney)
| GENRE(S): | Comedy | Family/Kids | Fantasy |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Ed Decter
John J. Strauss Leo Benvenuti (characters) Steve Rudnick (characters) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Michael Lembeck |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 20, 2007 Theatrical: November 3, 2006 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 98 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 4.4 (out of 10) based on 21 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Kyle U. gave it a0:
Total CRAP!! After seeing this movie, I have lost all respect for Tim Allen and Martin Short. The only way you'd possibly like this movie is if you were 3 years old. Terrible acting! I can't believe I wasted 6 bucks on it! CRAP!
J H. gave it a2:
It's Christmas season so obviously, Tim Allen has to milk the holiday for all that it's worth by putting out another lame, derivative, pointless movie.
Don W. gave it a3:
I hope the next movie will be Santa Clause- The Death Clause. Totally awful movie. The acting, the story, and the directing were sub par. I dont recommend you waste your time or money on this movie.
JP Paxton gave it a4:
‘The Escape Clause’ actually has a pretty good premise. This is the first film in ‘The Santa Clause’ series to have a villain, which I thought was interesting. The bad thing is, Martin Short is not all that great at playing Jack Frost. He’s doesn’t portray the maliciousness I would have thought Jack Frost has. In addition, he only gets to take over and be Santa for less than ten minutes. Which really isn’t all that exciting once seen to begin with. A big letdown here is that Bernard, the head elf played by David Krumholtz previously in the first two films, is not present. He has been replaced by a new elf, Curtis, who is played by a familiar face seen in two other movies released this year starring Tim Allen, Spencer Breslin. He is downright annoying and just plain dense as head elf. I guess Krumholtz was happy enough with his role on the TV show ‘Numb3rs’ that he didn’t feel the need to return here. Although it is filled mediocrity through and through ‘The Escape Clause’ is actually okay for kids. It has simple (but not funny) jokes and enough “action” to keep them well entertained. For adults and parents though, it will mostly likely be a living nightmare to watch. There is no uncertainty that it would have been much better suited as a direct-to-DVD release though.
J G. gave it a9:
I think the SC3 was very good, ok not quite as good as the first 2 but still better than I was expecting... I think Jack S. needs to get into the Christmas spirit and not judge a move by the soundtrack or a speech problem a character has!
Gerrick C. gave it a4:
Personally, the whole Santa Claus thing with Scott Calvin has overstayed its welcome. Okay, the idea of Short as Jack Frost is cute, but ultimately is pretty lame.
Doug M. gave it a10:
I just saw the movie and now I am going to watch the first two films again. I think this carries on the spirit well.
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