The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

How ironic that a film about the power of belief should be so artificial. The over-ornate art direction of the North Pole is the tip-off of what follows -- a fussy, joyless product where everything is in its right place except the heart. Eventually, the film gets desperate enough to mine humor from reindeer-fart jokes, if that tells you anything. Little kids might like it, but anyone old enough to smell crap should steer clear.

Grade: D