Tim Allen and co return for one final outing as the modern day Santa and his extended family have to put up with Jack Frost trying to take over Christmas.
After the first two films in the series this third instalment was always going to have high standards to beat and although this is a good attempt it fails to do this.
I don't mind the 'It's a Wonderful Life' style scenario but feel that there is too much build up to Scott evoking the escape clause and not enough of him solving the problem.
Martin Short is on fine form as Frost and Allen shines again as Santa but some of the heart that was present in the first two outings seems to be missing. Reinhold and Crewson are reduced to extended cameos and David Krumholtz's absence as Bernard is noticeable.
Overall this is a decent film to conclude the trilogy but it remains the weakest link in what is overall a fine set of films. My advice though would be to buy the box set of these films because there are magical moments to be found in each one.
After the first two films in the series this third instalment was always going to have high standards to beat and although this is a good attempt it fails to do this.
I don't mind the 'It's a Wonderful Life' style scenario but feel that there is too much build up to Scott evoking the escape clause and not enough of him solving the problem.
Martin Short is on fine form as Frost and Allen shines again as Santa but some of the heart that was present in the first two outings seems to be missing. Reinhold and Crewson are reduced to extended cameos and David Krumholtz's absence as Bernard is noticeable.
Overall this is a decent film to conclude the trilogy but it remains the weakest link in what is overall a fine set of films. My advice though would be to buy the box set of these films because there are magical moments to be found in each one.