Text - all these developments and challenges facing santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility .
Group - limital


Text - moving and vibrant .
Group - oestrid


Text - so genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen . it never is , not fully .
Group - limital


Text - an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution .
Group - oestrid
Classify the following: the new guy does have a heart . now , if it only had a brain .