Finding Mrs. Claus

Mira Sorvino (best supporting actress Oscar winner) headlines this Christmas romantic comedy with more fantastical elements than Dear Santa (2011) with Amy Acker (Person of Interest and Angel). Sorvino performs as Mrs. Santa Claus who discovers a letter addressed to her and feeling neglected by Mr. Santa finds herself going to Las Vegas to grant a little girl's Christmas wish for a new father. This is a cute, but not flawless romantic comedy. The clownish elf seems more than off-putting at times as is the stereotypical casino bouncer. Somehow the movie holds itself together with the parallel storylines of Mr. And Mrs. Santa and finding romance for the single mother who works at a casino. All the loose ends manage to get tied up, but barely and there are cheesy scenes that almost derail the movie. But the script stays the course with some tender moments along with a decent but predictable ending that help the movie end up being an decent, if not great, movie to watch at Christmas time.

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This is a nice film that is so unexpectedly good. In this film When Mrs. Claus (Mira Sorvino) feels neglected by her less than attentive husband (Will Sasso), she goes to Las Vegas to help a little girl with her Christmas wish. But when Santa finds out and follows her to Sin City to make amends, he puts Christmas at risk when things don't go quite as he planned.

This is well worth watching

Mira Sorvino (best supporting actress Oscar winner) headlines this Christmas romantic comedy with more fantastical elements than Dear Santa (2011) with Amy Acker (Person of Interest and Angel). Sorvino performs as Mrs. Santa Claus who discovers a letter addressed to her and feeling neglected by Mr. Santa finds herself going to Las Vegas to grant a little girl's Christmas wish for a new father. This is a cute, but not flawless romantic comedy. The clownish elf seems more than off-putting at times as is the stereotypical casino bouncer. Somehow the movie holds itself together with the parallel storylines of Mr. And Mrs. Santa and finding romance for the single mother who works at a casino. All the loose ends manage to get tied up, but barely and there are cheesy scenes that almost derail the movie. But the script stays the course with some tender moments, some great and nicely performed deliberate misunderstandings by Sorvino with contemporary American conventions and the North Pole along with a decent but predictable ending that help the movie end up being an decent, if not great, movie to watch at Christmas time.

This one no we only gets 3 stars for being set in Vegas. Even though it's shot in Vancouver/Burnaby/Surrey. The extra two stars are for the smoke show lead actress.

This is a clever story and definitely not the average Christmas rom/com. It includes the idea of a real Santa and Jessica Claus. Jessica gets a letter from a little girl wanting love for her mom. Jessica is feeling a little neglected by Kris so she decides a mission for Hope will do her some good. Mira Sorvino overplays the naïve Jessica a little. Will Sasso does a better job as Kris who is just as out of touch with the real world, but doesn't overplay it as much. Aislyn Watson does a good job as precocious and street wise Hope. Postables alum Geoff Gustafson leans toward the naughty side for an elf.

Laura Vandervoort and Andrew Walker are both among the better rom/com TV movie actors. They have good chemistry even if they split time fairly equally with Sasso and Sorvino. The dialogue is lively. The story is totally fresh and a little silly, but outcomes are totally predictable in a general sense.

Both Sorvino and Kristine Cofsky sport costumes which are a little more revealing than I normally expect in this kind of movie, but the exposure is brief and more implied than explicit. Personally it is out of my comfort range for children in my family, but many people will not bat an eye.

This is a fun movie and definitely rewatchable.