The film begins a few days before Christmas. It follows what would happen if Santa Claus could not go to his Christmas Eve appointment with all the kids around the world. While doing a test flight with his sleigh, Santa Claus (Santiago Segura) gets into a cloud of pollution and crashes in the heart of Madrid. Seems Santa injures himself falling off and crashing in Alcalá street and later on, a daddy winds up putting on Santa's suit. Unable to fulfill his annual mission of distributing gifts, his only hope to save Christmas is to be replaced by Salva (Ernesto Sevilla) , a hustler with no job or benefit who, however, his son (Unax Hayden) adores. So Salva finds himself magically recruited to take his place. But as it turns out when you put on Santa's suit, you become Santa, and he has then to drive the sleigh with the reindeers and deal with the elves. This Christmas, the snow hits the fan !. What if your dad was Santa Claus? . It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...!. You've Never Seen Santa Quite Like This Before !. Salva must become Santa. No if or and...Just one big butt !
An endearing and soft comedy it is sympathetically starred by Santiago Segura and Ernesto Sevilla who create a competent couple in a low-energy film, where everything is in its place. Amusing , funny and cheerful film filled with silly sketches, noisy action , hilarious set-pieces, tongue-in-cheek and lots of humor. The premise is the following: What if Santa Claus couldn't attend his Christmas Eve date with the children of the World? Joaquin Mazón demonstrates a special touch for knowing how to find the point in different types of comedy, in different ways of understanding the same genre. The film thus becomes a clear candidate for success at the Christmas, by intelligently mixing all those ingredients and offering what he initially proposes. Something that is always appreciated , with a careful production, furthermore, that convinces in the visual section. This is what happens in this tender and fun family comedy in which Santiago Segura gives life to Santa and Ernesto Sevilla to his unlikely replacement. In addition to the always friendly Segura, the film also features the interventions of Pablo Chapiella (¨La que se avecina¨), Maria Botto (¨Risen¨) and the child Unax Hayden (¨20.000 Spices of Bees¨), adding a short and funny intervention or cameo by Joaquin Reyes (¨Capitulo 0¨).
The film follows the style of those films starring Tim Allen : The Santa Clause! (1994), The Santa Clause 2 (2002) of which it even seems to be a Spanish remake, it is the same plot here, we also have an irresponsible divorced father, a retired Santa Clause and a botched substitute.
Directed regular but professionally by comedy specialist Joaquín Mazón, who has already done various films in similar genre. Director Joaquin Mazón is a craftsman who has directed several TV episodes from series such as Alli abajo, Con el culo al aire, Doctor Mateo and Cuerpo de Elite ; being second Unit director and assistant director in other series as Circulo rojo, Fuera control, Cuestion sexo, Los 80 and Manolito Gafotas. Directing films as La Vida Padre and De Perdidos a Río,. Rating : 5/10 . If you like Santiago Segura , you'll enjoy this light-weight holiday comedy about a divorced father and eight-year-old son. This one gives adults plenty of to smirk at while the kids are distracted by all the yuletide yahooey.
