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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreGet Santa is an at-times adorably daft holiday farce.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinSome parts – the solid cast, a few well-turned one-liners – are really quite good indeed, although viewers have to wade through a moderate fug of reindeer fart jokes to get to them.
- 60Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonTime Out LondonTrevor JohnstonThere’s enough sly wit in the margins to engage the grown-ups and the whole thing conveys Christmas cheer without being overly cynical.
- 50VarietyCharles GantVarietyCharles GantMidway through, the plot gets rather bogged down, unfolding on what seems like one of the longest December days for daylight hours ever witnessed in the Northern Hemisphere. However, Broadbent keeps the smiles coming in a wonderfully committed turn as the incarcerated toymaker.
- 40The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksThe film is listing, overladen with cheap trinkets. Dogged, heartfelt acting works hard to prop it up.