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Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
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| Homepage | http://www.badsanta2.com/ |
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| Release Date | 2016-11-23 |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Directors | Mark Waters, Theo van de Sande, Renato De Cotiis, Anik Drapeau, Nathalie Lacoste, David McKeown, Natalia Ortelli, Andrew Shea, Mark Gerasimenko |
| Producers | Geyer Kosinski, Jessica Tuchinsky, Andrew Gunn, David Thwaites, Gabriel Hammond, Zanne Devine, Daniel Hammond, Adam Fields, Doug Ellin, Mark Waters |
| Writers | Shauna Cross, Johnny Rosenthal, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa |
The return of the bad Santa!
I did not expect this sequel, especially not after 13 years. Even the first film has been just a good for me. I won't say it was an unnecessary follow up. They retained main cast, well, only lead two plus the boy who is now in his early 20s. A similar pattern storyline. If you have already seen the previous one, you would know what to expect from it, but not how much and that was the main issue with this. So anyone would predict the scenes, as well as the twist. Like most of the sequels, it indeed weakened. Though somewhat enjoyable for the good performances.
R rated comedy. That's another advantage for the grownup audience. But if you aren't a fan of that thematic, then it is even worse than what it's rated everywhere. The length was good, a simple plot, yet the characters had not seriously developed, particularly the new ones. The big excuse was it is a comedy film. They all just came in and straight away displayed whatever they were up to as if we knew them very well. Despite an average film, it can be watched once, even if you liked or not the first part. And it is mainly because of Billy Bob Thornton.
6/10
— Reno
A massive drop in quality compared to the first Bad Santa movie, and although Kathy Bates was a welcome addition to the series, based on this entry, I don't think we're likely to ever see a Bad Santa 3.
Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
— Gimly