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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- The movie has an avalanche of eye-popping visual effects, including a bustling Santa's village, nifty "Jimmy Neutron"-type gadgets and "Stars Wars"-like igloo walking robots - and, of course, the requisite heartwarming happy ending.
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyThe lively visuals, busy story, zippy pace and TV show running time will make this go down very easily with the target moppet audience.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardSanta Claus and the Snowman stage a scaled-down "Star Wars"-type battle for the rights to Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve in the pleasantly goofy, irreverent Santa vs. the Snowman.
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobeTakes you inside a kingdom you've never seen the likes of before. Not only is it an IMAX film, with all the superlatives (six-story screen, 12,000 seat-rumbling watts of digital sound) this implies, but it's also computer-generated 3D animation.
- 70Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA strange anomaly. It's both cutting-edge entertainment and primitive precursor of unimagined wonders to come.
- 70Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThis is sweet-natured fun for the very young.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasDazzling in its possibilities, but the holiday message of the 37-minute Santa vs. the Snowman leaves a lot to be desired.
- 50L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyIf you're out shopping with the brood and need a 40-minute break, you could do worse.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIt is best appreciated as an immersion in a three-dimensional toyland outfitted with enough whimsical gadgetry to fill a thousand playrooms.
- 40Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderJonathan Winters voices Santa with no edge whatsover, while Ben Stein deadpans a droll tour guide.