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  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 5.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Bumbling Santa looks for a Mrs. in light tale.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 5 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    The villains are easy to spot because they either smoke or carry hunting rifles. A young boy is wise, and sarcastic, beyond his years. There is virtually no mention of religious significance of the holiday. The film is a paean to the magic of secular Christmas, and characters are motivated to good actions because of the holiday's importance. Touching interludes between a single working mom and the young son who is reminded to appreciate her.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Reindeer are threatened by a hunter shooting tranquilizer darts.

  • Sexy stuff:

    A precocious 8-year-old makes a funny but lewd proposition to an adult woman; an aggressive suitor jokes about rolling up together with the woman he desires; an adult woman ogles Santa's behind. Brief romantic kisses and embraces between adults.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    An open kitchen cupboard offers a lingering shot of Sara Lee food products.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Bad guy smokes cigars; adults drink wine with Christmas dinner and discuss needing more of it to fortify themselves.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Snow

Parents need to know that this movie is fine for family entertainment leading up the holidays, with cute kids and funny reindeer to entertain the children and an appealing if unbelievable romance to appeal to grown-ups. Big game hunting is depicted as evil and there are myriad scenes of lax zoo security in a thankfully imaginary zoo. Santa is depicted as real, even human, but there are no elves at this North Pole.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the story that Nick Snowden tells the children about Santa. Do you think that is how Santa came to be? Are there other ways Nick could have gotten Buddy out of the zoo? Was the movie's depiction of the North Pole the way that you imagine it?
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