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Bottom line: Most fun for kids ages 5-9, but a good family flick as well, Gotta Catch Santa Claus follows a group of high-tech kids who go looking for "proof he's up on the roof."
MPAA Rating: NR
Genre: Kids/Animated/Holiday
Runtime: Approx. 66 minutes

Gotta Catch Santa Claus - Overview

Trevor can't believe that his brainy friend Veronica doesn't believe in Santa Claus, but he's pretty smart himself, so he sets out to gather some "proof he's up on the roof." Trevor and his friends set out to make a clever plan to catch Santa.

Little do they know, though, they are not the only ones trying to catch Santa this year.

Every 100 years, and that just happens to be this year, the bitter ice monster LeFreeze goes after Santa as well. When LeFreeze and his snowman henchman go after Santa from one direction, and Trevor and his friends go after Santa from another, a Christmas chaos ensues, putting Christmas in danger of being canceled.

Gotta Catch Santa Claus - Guide Review

Featuring smart kids who embark on the ultimate mission -- catching Santa -- this computer animated special is great fun for kids. The animation is not too bad, considering it's a direct-to-DVD/TV special, the songs are catchy, and the humor is generally right at kids' level. While the story is a bit questionable (and a little slow if you're over age 10 or so), kids will enjoy the characters' antics and the "kids take control and save the day" premise.
Content Overview:

Parents should know that all of this talk about Santa being real might clue young children in to the fact that the whole Santa thing is questionable.

Also, references to magic are made a couple of times during the movie. Mrs. Claus is drawn as a large-chested, tiny-waisted, woman as opposed to the more traditional grandmotherly type. The movie contains some banter between characters, but no profanity or otherwise bad language is used, and the violence (other than a laser shot at Santa and a massive snowball fight) is minimal. Despite his gigantic stature and deep, bad guy voice, LeFreeze, is characterized more as a bitter kid than an evil villain and will not likely be too scary for kids. Lastly, one very brief kiss between a boy and a girl occurs at the end of the movie.