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When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network, hires an actor named Nick to play Santa Claus on the network she gets more than she bargained for. Nick really is Santa Claus, and he faces mandatory retirement after 200 years on the job. Nick must find his replacement by Christmas Eve or the world will face dire consequences and he has his sights set on Lucy. Written by
Patrick Spreng <spreng@kosher.com>
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If She's Going To Save Christmas, She's Got Some Big Shoes To Fill.
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Trivia
Nigel Hawthorne's last film.
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Goofs
When Lucy's niece is singing her solo with the choir she has her hair pinned back in a ponytail. In the next shot she has it down in the front with barettes and then up again later.
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Quotes
Mama:
That man looks like that Santa from years ago... no, can't be...No more eggnog for me.
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Oy. For some reason, maybe it had to do a little bit with Christmas spirit, I had high hopes for this movie. Not long after this was underway those high hopes began sailing along pretty low. It's too bad. Maybe it had to do with the fact that the setting was L.A. I mean, come on, Christmas and palm trees?!? It just ain't right. There've been many Christmas movies over the last ten years and how come so many of them take place where it's snowy and cold? Because that works! Christmas is just out of place in places like L.A. Aside from that, this movie often moved along at a very slow pace. Yawn. I would have been eagerly awaiting the end if it wasn't for some absolutely hilarious lines perfectly executed by Whoopi Goldberg. Overall, I give it a "D+" - one and a half thumbs down, sadly, just about not worth spending 90 minutes on.