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Secret Santa
Bruce Davison
(2001)
94min
PG Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Sloan Freer
Veteran actor Bruce Davison (Senator Robert Kelly in the first two X-Men films) gives well-trodden festive themes a fresh spin in his big-hearted, directorial debut, in which he also plays a small part. Sweet but pleasingly unsentimental, this smart and unusual family treat sees Rory Culkin's tall-story-telling orphan become convinced that an elderly guest at his aunt Sherilyn Fenn's motel workplace is actually a vacationing Santa Claus. Soon, the troubled 10-year-old and the crotchety old fellow (
Cocoon's
Hume Cronyn, in his penultimate role) have developed a charming, if unlikely, friendship that's made all the more engaging by their fine performances and witty, movingly reflective conversations. Davison handles the film's meaty issues of loss, grief, faith and acceptance with subtlety, while the lively script delivers some really nice twists whenever events threaten to become predictable.
Summary
A 10-year-old orphan is sent to live with his aunt after the deaths of his parents, and befriends an old man. He starts to believe his new friend is really Santa Claus, but his new guardian worries that the seemingly kindly stranger is a conman taking advantage of the youngster's faith. Family drama, starring Sherilyn Fenn, Hume Cronyn and Rory Culkin.
Cast & Crew
Patty Winslow
Sherilyn Fenn
Sam Clausner
Hume Cronyn
Jackson Mayhew
Rory Culkin
Dr Zimmer
Bruce Davison
Richard Frangello
Adam Arkin
Mel Breskin
Tom McBeath
Milton Loomis
Stephen E Miller
Mona Sanchez
Karin Konoval
Director
Bruce Davison
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Drama
Children's
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