Corbin Trent thinks that despite its bad reputation, Santa With Muscles is more tolerable than many other holiday movies.

“I want to say it's over underrated. Like for being called the worst [ __ ] ever. It's more tolerable than quite a few Christmas movies I've seen. That that [ __ ] clears anything on Hallmark.”

MandaloreGaming thinks the movie should have leaned more into video game tropes, specifically suggesting it needed a minecart chase.

“I wish it was more like a PS2 video game. It needed a minecart chase in the crystal caves. I'm saying it.”