"Santa Girl" is an independent Christmas film produced in 2019. I became aware of it through a review posted on YouTube whose hosts are enthusiastic about how weird the movie is. I sought it out on Tubi and am pleased to say it is indeed very strange.
In this film Santa appears to be both a toy businessman and the traditional gift-giver we know him as. He is also a king since he refers to his daughter as a princess. Giving gifts away for free cuts into the bottom line and Santa agreed with Jack Frost to one day marry off his daughter, Cassie Clause, to Jack's son, Jack Jr. This is a major plot point that is never explained. Why would Santa agree to something that no civilized court would enforce? Does he have the ability prepare financial projections nearly twenty years in advance?
Cassie enrolls in a college in the United States, and Jack Frost Sr. hires a boy she likes, Sam, to spy on her. Jack Frost Sr. looks very creepy. His makeup is blue and dark like a sick version of Darth Maul. He has the characteristic that he has in "Santa Clause 3" where he makes everything cold when he enters. Unlike that movie where Jack Frost looks silly, here he is downright menacing. He even posts hurtful memes on reddit!
Cassie begins to spend time with a lanky, frat boy type called "J.R.," who ends up being Jack Frost, Jr. He isn't a bad guy despite his overt efforts to woo her. Cassie is inexperienced with me and interprets J.R. and Sam's mannerisms as friendship. All three of these characters interact naturally and the script gives Cassie time to get to know each of them. Cassie is more submissive to J.R. and more relaxed with Sam. The dynamic makes it hard for us to know which boy she should pick, if any. She has a constant elf companion, Pep, who serves as comic relief. The dialog she has and the delivery of it is wacky.
Pep's makeup is far less impressive than Jack Frost Sr. In one scene you can clearly see the plastic attachment on the actress' ear that makes them pointy. This is one of several indications that the film is low budget. Another instance is the poor CGI effort of Santa's flying sports car. Reindeer are too old school.
"Santa Girl" has a low-budget vibe about it that I found appealing after watching countless cookie cutter made-for-tv Christmas films. It's not essential viewing at all yet you'll admire if you find yourself watching it sometime.
In this film Santa appears to be both a toy businessman and the traditional gift-giver we know him as. He is also a king since he refers to his daughter as a princess. Giving gifts away for free cuts into the bottom line and Santa agreed with Jack Frost to one day marry off his daughter, Cassie Clause, to Jack's son, Jack Jr. This is a major plot point that is never explained. Why would Santa agree to something that no civilized court would enforce? Does he have the ability prepare financial projections nearly twenty years in advance?
Cassie enrolls in a college in the United States, and Jack Frost Sr. hires a boy she likes, Sam, to spy on her. Jack Frost Sr. looks very creepy. His makeup is blue and dark like a sick version of Darth Maul. He has the characteristic that he has in "Santa Clause 3" where he makes everything cold when he enters. Unlike that movie where Jack Frost looks silly, here he is downright menacing. He even posts hurtful memes on reddit!
Cassie begins to spend time with a lanky, frat boy type called "J.R.," who ends up being Jack Frost, Jr. He isn't a bad guy despite his overt efforts to woo her. Cassie is inexperienced with me and interprets J.R. and Sam's mannerisms as friendship. All three of these characters interact naturally and the script gives Cassie time to get to know each of them. Cassie is more submissive to J.R. and more relaxed with Sam. The dynamic makes it hard for us to know which boy she should pick, if any. She has a constant elf companion, Pep, who serves as comic relief. The dialog she has and the delivery of it is wacky.
Pep's makeup is far less impressive than Jack Frost Sr. In one scene you can clearly see the plastic attachment on the actress' ear that makes them pointy. This is one of several indications that the film is low budget. Another instance is the poor CGI effort of Santa's flying sports car. Reindeer are too old school.
"Santa Girl" has a low-budget vibe about it that I found appealing after watching countless cookie cutter made-for-tv Christmas films. It's not essential viewing at all yet you'll admire if you find yourself watching it sometime.