The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
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Metascore
32 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

User Score
4.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

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  • Starring: Martin Short, Tim Allen
  • Summary: 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)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 8 out of 17
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    75
    Allen and Short seem to be having so much fun that their enthusiasm is entirely contagious. Let the season begin.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gene Seymour
    60
    As a full-service holiday movie, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause gets you into the mood to shop early and often by making the North Pole look like a shopping mall with a never-ending school pageant.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: David Hiltbrand
    50
    This isn't a movie, it's an animatronic theme-park ride - an artificially processed, easily digestible treat for kids.Ho, ho hum.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    38
    The whole film is plagued by a sense of false, desperate cheerfulness.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 6 out of 15
  1. AmazingWatch
    10
    Love this holiday film, one of the best holiday movies ever made! There is so much laugh-out-load moments for all the family with such a lovely cast, an amazing story line and a warming family movie!… Expand
  2. CassieB.
    8
    Not too bad. There's a few funny parts, and a few others that tug at your heartstrings at least a little. The really good news is this: Martin Short does a great Jack Frost, and the movie is a lot better than the second one (although not as good as the first).… Expand
  3. DavidR.
    7
    Better than the second one but not as good as the first. Tim Allen's acting is getting worse and worse as he ages and Martin Short is as good as ever in a character he was born to play. But the real star of this movie is Judge Reinhold's shirt. The shirt alone gets 5 points, one point goes to Short and the other point goes to Kevin Pollack who shows up shirtless as Cupid. Allen, take some acting lessons!… Expand
  4. GerrickC.
    4
    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.… Expand

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