The Santa Clause

"The Santa Clause" Series
OK, so let's say you don't hate Tim Allen. That doesn't mean there's any excuse for a film in which he: A) accidentally kills Santa Claus; and, B) is forced by the legal document referred to in the title to become Santa Claus. But, OK, let's say it ... morehappens once and it makes a lot of money. That doesn't mean there's an excuse for two further sequels that protract this already flimsy premise into a witless franchise. Or maybe the lesson of the Santa Clauses is that money makes any old thing acceptable. (Buena Vista Pictures)