While I get really tired of the stance taken in Disney films that grownups are either mean & bad or good but clueless, that kids know everything and should always get their way lest they be the least bit unhappy for even a moment, I do enjoy this film a lot. It's fun (despite the whiny Charlie who isn't all that cute) and inventive (up to a point); the North Pole workshop is lovely (I especially love Santa's big sleigh bed); I like Bernard the elf and Tim Allen's turn in the central role. In fact it's Allen who makes this movie worth watching, his humor saving it from being just another of Disney's ridiculous annoyances.