.. in the first movie Kurt Russell was awesome as santa with a really sassy performance .. not always nice, smart talking, edgy
In this second movie he becomes Mrs Claus' footstool.. she runs the show and he loses a lot of his personality as a result .. mirroring what happens to lots of people after they get married.
For me that is the fundamental problem, and the cause is the storyline
I don't think it was necessary to have Kate in it again, she also was not as spirited in this, again limited by the storyline. Santa could easily have worked his magic with some new kids.. although Kate and Teddy were terrific in the first movie
Not a terrible movie by any means but mostly I think Kurt Russell should have been given more free reign to re-explore his CC1 character
So quite a few issues compared with the first, even before we mention the 'B' word.
In this second movie he becomes Mrs Claus' footstool.. she runs the show and he loses a lot of his personality as a result .. mirroring what happens to lots of people after they get married.
For me that is the fundamental problem, and the cause is the storyline
I don't think it was necessary to have Kate in it again, she also was not as spirited in this, again limited by the storyline. Santa could easily have worked his magic with some new kids.. although Kate and Teddy were terrific in the first movie
Not a terrible movie by any means but mostly I think Kurt Russell should have been given more free reign to re-explore his CC1 character
So quite a few issues compared with the first, even before we mention the 'B' word.