6.7 stars.
The story is not particularly fun, not particularly boring, just in the middle. I like the interactions between the leads although they are so overdramatized, trying (emphasis on trying) to act like police and bungling a stakeout like they are two middle schoolers pulling a prank or something. It's an awful display of uncoordinated sneakery with flimsy excuses when they almost blow their cover and they can't seem to maintain their secret identities. They are pretending to be a married couple who recently moved into the neighborhood, but are on an extended stakeout to smoke out a master thief.
Take the bumbling foolishness away and you risk it being too serious, so I get the reason behind taking it in this direction. My advice is to add a bit more romance, a bit more drama, and something else (not sure, maybe better chemistry between the leads-just a little) and you have a fantastic movie. All in all, this is funny at times, somewhat engaging, silly, endearing, but didn't hit the mark. 'The Santa Stakeout' is more for the young and elderly, not so much for those of use between the ages of 16 and 70.
The story is not particularly fun, not particularly boring, just in the middle. I like the interactions between the leads although they are so overdramatized, trying (emphasis on trying) to act like police and bungling a stakeout like they are two middle schoolers pulling a prank or something. It's an awful display of uncoordinated sneakery with flimsy excuses when they almost blow their cover and they can't seem to maintain their secret identities. They are pretending to be a married couple who recently moved into the neighborhood, but are on an extended stakeout to smoke out a master thief.
Take the bumbling foolishness away and you risk it being too serious, so I get the reason behind taking it in this direction. My advice is to add a bit more romance, a bit more drama, and something else (not sure, maybe better chemistry between the leads-just a little) and you have a fantastic movie. All in all, this is funny at times, somewhat engaging, silly, endearing, but didn't hit the mark. 'The Santa Stakeout' is more for the young and elderly, not so much for those of use between the ages of 16 and 70.