Christmas-Reviewer
Santa's heir (Steve Guttenberg) woos a widowed advertising executive (Crystal Bernard) who wants to use him in the biggest ad campaign of her career. Now the premise pf this film a cute idea. Fans of 1980's films might enjoy seeing Steve Guttenberg and thus his casting. Now the film moves fast. There is however something missing because the film feels incomplete. The film is "Family Safe". However the only people that might enjoy this is children under 12. Now if you happen to catch this film on Television watch it. It does have a few nice moments that saved this film from becoming a total bust!
jc-osms
My wife and I will watch any old Christmas related rubbish at this time of year and this fairly sappy, silly movie certainly fits that category. Steve Guttenburg, looking like Will "Elf" Ferrell's kid brother, stars and generally gets to goof around as Santa Claus's son, Nicholas naturally, charged by his father to find a wife to settle down with and take with him to Lapland for the rest of her days. Tracked and urged on by Santa's rather dour little helper, he saves the life of an unbelieving single-mum workaholic advertising executive career woman, played by Crystal Bernard. Rather conveniently, she's recently widowed and bringing up her young son alone, but before you can say "A partridge in a pear tree", encouraged by her young son, the two gradually come together as a couple but can they do so by the deadline of Christmas Day? Well, what do you think?! The plot as you can tell borrows from "Elf" but with even more schmaltz and sentimentality with the kid son looking conveniently like a brother of MacAulay Culkin. The comedy is very mild and obviously family-oriented but you can't believe in the wholesome winsomeness of Guttenburg and Barnard, the former only identifying us as to his true identity by giving it "Ho Ho Ho" any chance he can get. I did like the touch of Claus Jr making like a universal translator for the oration of a store Santa for a variety of different nationalities, but in the end the Chrstmas pudding is over-egged and over-syruped to the point that your teeth may fall out just watching it.
dennyswoman
I think this movie had a very good plot with believable characters who played Nick and Beth. It is not only believable, but it is one that will hold your interest throughout the movie. Unless, you're in to violent, negative movies...this movie is positive and comforting. A must see. Thanks Hallmark. I think a second sequel to this one and Meet the Santas would be a good idea. Why not do one where they portray the start of their life at the North Pole and the trials that they go through to get to the point where it really comes naturally. That would be a keeper!! Nick played by Steve Guttenberg is very good. I did keep wondering when he would fill out and his hair grow gray but he is young here. Steve always does an excellent job with whatever role he plays. Beth played by Crystal Bernard was great! She played a great single mom trying to juggle work and home life. The actor who played Ernest was excellent in his role. And the elves they showed in the North Pole scenes looked like the ones who played in Little People, Big World. The sequel with Beth's mother is equally believable and is cute with the magic they do right under her nose. Both of them are keepers to me and we need a followup of the start of their married life at the North Pole!!
kas_6
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus is one of the crappiest TV movies I have ever seen. The story and the content of the movie is absolutely awful in terms of the script and the way the writer wrote ("mothering" parts of Beth played by Crystal Bernard), in the script that I feel is totally unacceptable causing the audience a lot of horrific, upsetting, boring and it is horrendous to watch.On the other hand, Beth Andrews (Crystal Bernard) is totally garbage in her role is 100% crap and her acting is totally rubbish which I feel is totally disgraceful for a Christmas movie to be broadcast, making the audiences feel aware. In my opinion it is not a good movie.I am not happy with the story, the content, the acting and everything which in the movie especially "Meet The Santas" which is another crap follow up. Wish this TV movie should not be broadcast at all.I wish this movie is not going to be broadcasts in future not in thirty million years.
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