Tavish is basically giving us a performance which seems to imitate Tim Curry's musical exploits in " Annie" he does it brilliantly playing the comically nasty toy manufacturer. Charles Durning whilst not having a great deal to do looks the part of Santa and in his few scenes delivers the aspect of a tired old man missing his wife. Santa Claus" and delivers a performance so good that you forget she is in her 70s the rest of the cast are just as good. Then there is the cast and whilst Angela Lansbury is the star of "Mrs. Even the special effects of the reindeer flying whilst not the best is still better than you would expect from a TV movie. Santa Claus" her singing and dancing is brilliant. Add to that the musical aspect and every song is wonderful as are the dances and considering Lansbury was in her 70s when she made "Mrs. The whole recreation of 1910 is fantastic and the sets are staggering as are the costumes, although a certain red number which Lansbury wears makes her look a bit too much like a Spanish Senorita. Santa Claus" is great and for a TV movie it has the look, style and casting of a big screen movie. Claus will return to the North Pole in time for Santa to make his deliveries.Īnd that is a shame because everything else about "Mrs. The message is a good one but for a Christmas movie it makes it less about Christmas or whether or not Mrs. She helps 'soapbox' Sadie with her women's rights march, she helps young Nora deal with the tyrannical Augustus Tavish at his Toy factory and she helps Mrs. Claus helping out the people of the Avenue. But then when she is forced to land and stay in Avenue 8 that Christmassy element is lost because it becomes all about Mrs. Claus and we have watched the elves making toys it feels and looks like a traditional Christmas movie. From the minute you see Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Santa Claus" I am saying that it doesn't fit in with the look of the movie. So I'm going to get my gripe out of the way with first as whilst I am not belittling the women's rights message which is delivered in "Mrs. Claus decides to take the reindeer and sleigh for a spin a few days before Christmas Eve but a run in with bad weather leaves her stuck in Avenue 8, New York where she meets many wonderful people from young Nora Kilkenny (Lynsey Bartilson) to women's rights campaigner Sadie (Debra Wiseman). Claus ( Charles Durning - Spy Hard) is so busy sifting through every letter that he fails to pay her enough attention. 'Arris Goes to Paris) is feeling a little neglected as whilst she has organized the elves and the making of the toys Mr. Santa Claus.Īnother Christmas has arrived and Mrs. That's not to say the message being delivered isn't a noble one but it is certainly not what you expect from a movie starring Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Claus feeling neglected or a young woman called Sadie leading a suffragette movement. Santa Claus" features a storyline about women making a stand, be it Mrs. That but is the actual story because it left me gutted this is not some chirpy little wholesome Christmas movie but a movie about women's rights. And to be honest there is much which is great about this made for TV movie, it is a big production with great sets, great music and a great cast lead by Angela Lansbury. Santa Claus" I had high expectations, a Christmas musical featuring Angela Lansbury as Mrs.
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