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A small-town sheriff finds a man asleep in the woods who claims to be Santa Claus.A small-town sheriff finds a man asleep in the woods who claims to be Santa Claus.A small-town sheriff finds a man asleep in the woods who claims to be Santa Claus.
Jodie Sweetin
- Beth
- (as Jodi Sweetin)
Nicole Helen
- Lisa
- (as K. Nicole Helen)
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I just flat enjoyed it. Could nitpick it but it had enough not same old same old to both keep me entertained and smiling. A good-hearted, as opposed to slapstick, silly or stupid, movie about Santa never gets old and is soothing to the heart.
I really enjoyed this movie and was smiling all the way through it. I liked the way Santa was "defended" by not only a lawyer but all the children and most of the adults.
It's a wonderful family Christmas movie that I recommend if you are looking for something light and relaxing during Christmastime.
It's a wonderful family Christmas movie that I recommend if you are looking for something light and relaxing during Christmastime.
Defending Santa is a merging of two Christmas movie genera including variation on the Miracle on 34th St. and finding a replacement for a recently deceased spouse story themes. Like Miracle on 34th St., Defending Santa follows a similar storyline track of an overzealous DA out to prove Santa is insane, the slow convincing of skeptical town folks that he is the real Santa and Santa trying to get back to the north pole in time to keep Christmas spirit alive. Throw in Santa hibernating in the woods to open the movie, Jud Tylor's vying to be Dean Cain's spouse replacement and time portals to the north pole and there is just enough storyline to keep your interest to the end.
Its not a great movie and its not a bad movie, its just kinda there. Worth watching if you can't get Miracle on 34th St. (or one of its many remakes) on your schedule.
Its not a great movie and its not a bad movie, its just kinda there. Worth watching if you can't get Miracle on 34th St. (or one of its many remakes) on your schedule.
There's a lot of Christmas movies and I'm so tired of the same old plot where someone is trying to save the toy factory or the ornament factory.,thus movie has a totally different story line and is one of the best Christmas movies this year...don't miss it
What an absolutely terrible film, I mean like everything about is truly, truly awful, avoid at all costs unless you are drunk.
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