Starring: David Huddleston
An old woodcutter is given immortality by the elves and turned into Santa Claus; In modern times, he goes to New York to rescue a discontented elf from the clutches of a demon toy maker.
The first half of this movie was extremely good. Nicely acted with Huddleston superb as Santa, amusing toys and a general feel-good factor perfect for Christmas. It loses it somewhat when the action moves to New York. Dudley Moore stays nicely in character and the kids are cute. It just doesn't work when John Lithgow's character claims he will be taking over Christmas. All very well in New York, the rest of the World just seems to have been forgotten in this argument. Good fun though. 6/10
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