Review of The Santa Clause

Yes, Santa Claus does die in Santa Clause. It is need for the plot of Scott Calvin (Tim Allen). Scott Calvin is spending some time with his son Charlie on Christmas Eve when he hears something on the roof. It turns out to be Santa Claus whom Allen's character accidentally kills by yelling at him. Santa Claus lost his footing and fell off the roof to his death. Surprising, the movie is very okay with showing death so heartily. There is something wrong with that. There was no mention of whom the guy was, or anything. He's dead, and that's all we needed to know. Scott Calvin finds himself responsible for resuming his duties. At the North Pole, the main elf Bernard tells Scott that according to the "Santa Clause" law, is now required by law to take on Santa's identity. After Charlie tells his mom and child-psychologist stepfather Neil (Judge Reinhold), they're convinced that Charlie has been warped by his dad. While the movie treat Neal who takes a doubtful position on Santa's reality not into a jerk like other holiday films nor does the ex-wife is a love interest. Months do pass and Scott transforms into Santa, until court hearings decide that he's nuts and cut off his visitation rights. Another December 24 approaches and Scott must convince his employers and ex that he's not crazy, and that he is Santa Claus. The premise for "The Santa Clause," written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick and directed by John Pasquin, is a clever one, and the movie is not without real charm. The Santa Clause launched Tim Allen in the movie business, spawned two sequels, and did so much for the holidays. It had great storyline with great characters. Aided by excellent special effects, he really does look like he's changing to St. Nick. The movie has the funny romp through the misadventures of an average man trying to cope with his unexpected transformation into Santa Claus. The jokes about him changing are just as funny for adults as for kids. The movie also has depth in the relationship of father and son who love each other during custody hearing. Still some people may be disappointed that this movie overlooks the religious significance of Christmas in favor of present-giving and childhood wish-fulfillment, but the movie ends on an appropriate note of good will and reconciliation. The child actor playing Charles (Eric Lloyd) is just annoying who whines his way unconvincingly throughout the film. Still Charles was able to explain some Santa Claus questions when judged by Neil. I like how the film tackles the Santa Claus questions to the myths by an intriguing theory, handled in a throwaway line of dialogue, to explain how Santa is able to do what he can do. One thing that needs to be mention is about the presents magically appears under the tree. It's one of the biggest plot holes; every parent turns a blind eye to the extra presents under the tree. In the film, Santa is real, but the adults don't believe he is real, how can they think he's not real exactly when toys just magically show up. Sadly this is my opinion, the first and only good Tim Allen movie role besides voicing Buzz Light year in Toy Story. He could have done better, as the sequels to this are not that great. It's a great watch, but probably only good watching it once in the holidays.