It is a cute, family movie. My issue with it is in the begining of the movie Santa tells his son Nick (who is probably 11 years old) that it is time to start his "Santa training". At least 10 years go by and Nick knows NOTHING about what it takes to be Santa. That makes no sense to me. And because Nick knows nothing he runs away from the pressure and the family kind of blames Noelle. It is a good kid movie, however, if you are an over analyzer of movies, this one may bother you a bit.