I thought the trailer looked potentially funny, but not likely to work when you watch the full film. Surprisingly it did. David harbour plays the real deal Santa Claus, who had lost belief in what he does because of the generations of kids who just expect video games and cash for Christmas. He ends up stumbling into a money heist at the home of a wealthy but dysfunctional family, and despite trying to avoid the situation, the young girl in trouble asking for help us just too much for him to ignore.
Let's be clear, this is inappropriate for kids. From how bad Santa has become (swearing, drinking) to how messy the film gets with blood and decapitation. And it's that that makes the film entertaining, of only because there's not too much like it. The heist is very die hard (with plenty of references), a 5 min home alone tribute that turns things up a notch compared to McCauley culkins efforts. The fights with Santa aren't 100% great, but he always finishes well
The bad thing with this movie is the family overall. The kid is cute enough, but everyone else is annoying. In some ways it's intentional, there's meant to be a couple of good eggs in a family full of vain rich annoyances, but still not entertaining on their end. Also, as entertaining as the movie is, it is silly, don't expect clever writing, but just go with it (I mainly have it a go for stranger things David harbour, legend)
Let's be clear, this is inappropriate for kids. From how bad Santa has become (swearing, drinking) to how messy the film gets with blood and decapitation. And it's that that makes the film entertaining, of only because there's not too much like it. The heist is very die hard (with plenty of references), a 5 min home alone tribute that turns things up a notch compared to McCauley culkins efforts. The fights with Santa aren't 100% great, but he always finishes well
The bad thing with this movie is the family overall. The kid is cute enough, but everyone else is annoying. In some ways it's intentional, there's meant to be a couple of good eggs in a family full of vain rich annoyances, but still not entertaining on their end. Also, as entertaining as the movie is, it is silly, don't expect clever writing, but just go with it (I mainly have it a go for stranger things David harbour, legend)