Has enough in the way of sentiment and goofy situational predicaments to put it over as a serviceable family holiday attraction.

Even the weather seems tailored to the script's shifting needs.

Cage looks cold most of the time, and has retractable stubble. The rest of the cast look like they're waiting for summer.

...a just-barely watchable endeavor that receives plenty of mileage out of the charming efforts of its various performers...