“Christmas Thieves” (** out of four) was a half-hearted holiday comedy about two young kids (Lorenzo McGovern Zaini and Mia McGovern Zaini) home alone who mistake two bungling burglars (Tom Arnold and Michael Madsen) in Christmas suits as Santa Claus and the burglars actually ingratiate themselves with the children and read them holiday books! Not quite as stupid as it sounds but unlikely to become a Christmas classic anytime; the animated interludes are pretty cute but rest of film is pretty stale. Both Arnold and Madsen have been in far worse but at this point they may want to ask Santa for some better scripts.