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There's just something likeable above Steve Guttenberg. I've seen this guy in alot of films from Police Academy to The Boyfriend School(Don't Tell Her It's Me) to Tower Of Terror to even It Takes Two. Here he plays Nick(son of Santa Claus) who is set to marry Beth at Christmas Eve but will the wedding go ahead thanks to Beth's overbearing mother Jessica?.

Overall it was a cute film. If you seen the the first film then you might enjoy this one as its similar to it. Steve Guttenberg(as I've mentioned before) is a good actor but here his ho ho laugh can be very irritating from time to time.

Watch it during this Xmas season.

Sequel to "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus" *WARNING* - Spoilers ahead! Hopefully not enough to ruin the whole movie, but you have been warned! I comment on plot devices, so it would be somewhat spoiler, but the review doesn't work without the information Well, I saw the first in the series (noted above) and didn't think much of it. With the framework in place, I thought this feature might pull it together better, however. Wrong.

In brief, Crystal Bernard is Beth, the fiancé of the heir to Santa, (played by Steve Guttenberg as Nick).

Beth's Mother is a harsh dictator who rules with a iron fist, and when Beth turns to her when it appears that she can't put together the marriage she wants in time for Christmas Eve (long story) she brings the fist down on Beth.

OK, lets look at the problems: VERY slow pace. Wastes the first hour wandering about plot-wise, then when the Mother is introduced, she is impossibly harsh (so harsh that the plot device of Beth asking for her help isn't believable, an elopement (or suicide) would have been more believable (and quicker!)) Steve Guttenberg plays his part as a total nitwit. So annoying that it isn't funny. In the first movie he shows some brains/parenting skills. Nothing here, just dumb.

The end of the movie wraps up in the last 10 minutes! So sugary I just about gagged, with WILD changes of heart that were completely out of character (Come on, should of used some that first wasted hour!) These actors are able to do MUCH better work. This was SO dumb I was happy to tape over it.

Let me offer some ideas: The Mother should have been much softer (or does she really hate Beth that much?) to begin with. Not being a Santa believer is fine, but...

Next, have Nick win her over some, like Beth. A last minute solution made this a waste of time.

Also, why CAN'T we take the characters to the North Pole? Other movies have done so with some plot device for some continued disbelief.

UGH! I wanted this two hours of my life back. (I kept watching HOPING it would get better) In short the best part of this movie is the advertising spot!

Not exactly the sequel you've been holding your breath to see. This is the follow up to SINGLE SANTA SEEKS MRS. CLAUS. Just about the whole cast returns for another round of forced Christmas gaiety. Its amazing how Hallmark Entertainment TV can gain profitable numbers in presenting these turkeys more than once. But it is safe holiday fare for the family. This time Nick Claus(Steve Guttenberg)is working overtime to afford the most perfect wedding. Beth(Crystal Bernard)finds that her society mother disapproves of Nick and definitely has no idea he is Santa Claus' son. Others in the cast: Marcia Ann Burrs, Dominic Scott Kay, Armin Shimerman and Mariette Hartley.

Poor Mariette Hartley is given a completely one dimensional role to play here, a hag of a snooty domineering mother, to the future wife (Crystal Bernard) of the future Santa Claus (Steve Guttenberg), being trained by his aging parents for the job that lies ahead. Toss in a pretentious, scheming ex-boyfriend (Roark Critchlow), and you have a TV movie with characters completely ollow or absolutely perfect, absolutely no shadowing, and it becomes rather tedious from nearly the beginning. Hartley is directed to speak in an absolutely unbelievable snooty accent, doing a poor imitation of the type of roles that Christine Baranski or Blythe Danner have perfected, that in another era Dina Merrill could play in her sleep. Hartley instantly grates on the nerve, and after a while, she is absolutely painful to watch.

The music is overly forceful, giving the plot a sledgehammer effect that becomes manipulative very quickly, and whatever charm there is in the innocence of the holiday spirit is overshadowed by all of the negative aspects. Armin Shimerman, as Guttenberg's right hand man, is supposed to be a light comic relief but adds absolutely none. Then there's the obvious commercialism within the script that takes away any potential Christmas magic in what could have been a fairly charming distraction, certainly no classic in any way, but diluted in modern ideals which means there really are none. Guttenberg and Bernard offer what little charm the film has as do the actors playing Guttenberg's parents, the real Santa and Mrs. Claus. The standout however is Julie Ariola as Hartley's bubbly maid. The real problem is a very trite script and weak direction, predictability and mainly in majority of characters that I had a hard time caring about.

"Meet The santas"(2005) Sequel To "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus (2004) Which Both were created By The Hallmark Channel (www.thehallmarkchannel.com)Is & Was just as good If not Better than "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus".

I Love the Chemistry between Crystal Barnard & Steve Guttenberg. I'd like to them act together again in another Santa Movie, or that matter any good movie with a good script.

Hollywood nowadays doesn't seem to think chemistry is too important anymore.

The Hallmark Channel pumps out original movies out monthly and does so with quality stuff.

Anyday I prefer Hallmark movies over Pay channel's movies.