Over the weekend, I took my daughter to see The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. We went with Bryan and his family. It was a fun time of going out and enjoying a movie with friends. This is a winning movie with my daughter. It appeared to be enjoyed by Bryan's kids. Any movie that has Santa as the hero this near to Christmas is bound to be popular with the young ones.
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause revolves around the relationship of Santa and his opening act- Jack Frost. Frost wants the fame that Santa has. He is assigned to Santa to assist him since Santa has a baby on the way. Santa also has to deal with his in-laws and story that they are actually in Canada, Eh! This gives Frost a chance to cause mischief and plot how he can become Santa.
Jack Frost is played by Martin Short. He plays Frost as your stereotypical over the top villain of a melodrama. He is very funny in this role but it nothing more than a chilly Dastardly Dan.
This movie had it moments as a comedy. Tim Allen delivered some classic Santa moments. There were laughs but not as many as I hoped.
This movie is a typical third movie in a series. It is not as good as the first two. The first Santa Clause was a great take on the Santa Claus story. The second one was not as good but a fun movie. This movie was just a notch below the second one.
I give this movie a C+. My five year old daughter would probably give it an A. It was worth seeing just to see my daughter enjoy it so much.
Other Reviews:
IMDB User Rating: 2.8 / 10
Rotten Tomatoes- Rotten- 13%
Rotten Tomatoes- Rotten- 44%
Coming Soon- 50%
IFilm 3 out of 5 stars
Best Quotes:
Jack Frost: You're not Santa anymore. You're just a guy who smells like a cookie.
Mother Nature: [From Trailer] You are both willful and malicious!
Jack Frost: Did you just accuse me of being skillful and delicious?
Scott Calvin: Give me a status report.
Curtis, the Experimental Elf: Your pants are on fire.
Scott Calvin: ...Yes they are.
