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United Kingdom, United States · 2014
Rated PG · 1h 42m
Director Christopher Smith
Starring Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Warwick Davis, Jodie Whittaker
Genre Comedy, Family
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After Santa Claus crashes down in London and his reindeer are taken from him, he unsuccessfully pleads for help from newly released prisoner Steve and his son Tom. When Santa ends up in jail, Steve must help him break out in time for Christmas in order to impress Tom.
Midway 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.
The Hollywood Reporter by Leslie Felperin
Some 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.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service by Roger Moore
Get Santa is an at-times adorably daft holiday farce.
You’ve got to take the rough with the smooth, and there’s a lot of smooth here. Jim Broadbent has the balance of jollity and melancholy just right as Santa.
Time Out London by Trevor Johnston
There’s enough sly wit in the margins to engage the grown-ups and the whole thing conveys Christmas cheer without being overly cynical.
The film is listing, overladen with cheap trinkets. Dogged, heartfelt acting works hard to prop it up.
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