Review: 's impossible to shake . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: the story plays out slowly , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a fairly slow paced 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it works well enough , since the thrills pop up frequently , and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory . 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the weird thing about the santa clause 2 , purportedly a children 's movie , is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally .