The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: November 3, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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8
Negative:
8
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Los Angeles TimesGene Seymour
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. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
Not unlike the shiny snow globe at its center, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a thing of consummate craftsmanship, a smoothly engineered and fundamentally lifeless object that's nevertheless capable of giving even the grinchiest moviegoers a brief attack of the warm-and-fuzzies. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
This isn't a movie, it's an animatronic theme-park ride - an artificially processed, easily digestible treat for kids.Ho, ho hum. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
There's some potential in this storyline, but the movie doesn't do much with it besides giving Martin Short an opportunity to put on the fat suit. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
The Santa Clause 3 is a colourful jumble. (But quite a bit better than Jungle 2 Jungle). Nevertheless, whether parent or elf, You might laugh when you watch it in spite of yourself. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirshling
This Styrofoam snowman of a sequel overdoses on its own candy-cane-colored sugary cheer. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
To borrow a cliche from another medium, Santa might have jumped the shark. Read full review
40
EmpireAngie Errigo
A little muddled and derivative but what do we expect, really? Read full review
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