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Fred Claus
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Plot
When wayward sibling Fred Claus (Vaughn) is bailed out of jail by his saintly brother Nick (Giamatti), he agrees to work at the North Pole for the pre-Christmas rush. But with efficiency expert Clyde (Spacey) plotting to shut down Santa Claus for good, now is a bad time for Fred’s brand of chaos...
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Verdict
It creates a seasonal glow, but inconsistencies keep Fred Claus off the ‘Nice’ list this Christmas.
Reviewed by William Thomas
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| Underrated | |
| I avoided this at first but actually its one of the better xmas movies of recent memory. ... More | |
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Posted by Caster at 10:55, 06 December 2011 | Report This Post | |
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| A Hit, Funny And Brilliant. | |
| Okay, you might think I am a outcast for saying this but it's a hit at home. My mum, my sister and even myself enjoyed this movie though a lot of people hated it. At first, I was going to hate it because of all the negative reviews but when I saw it last night my mind changed. It's funny, qutie moving and romantic in places. I couldn't believe so many famous faces were in this, the rejected brothers of famous people, Rachel Weiz, Kathy Bates, Miranda Richienson and even Kevin Spacey! Vince Vauha... More | |
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Posted by joanna likes films at 09:36, 23 November 2008 | Report This Post | |
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| The film is okay, i agree with Lympo as it will be shown every christmas along with other festive films like The Santa Clause and Santa Claus The Movie. Its abit of a waste of the great cast and good concept. But im sure the kids liked it ... More | |
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Posted by Ooosh at 13:13, 30 December 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| I think this film was made for appearing on bbc one in five years to be on during christmas day afternoon,where the viewers can dip in and out of it whilst opening their crackers.its a light hearted easy film.with sexy spacey in it. ... More | |
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Posted by lympo at 14:57, 29 December 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| Squanders a great premise and a great cast. Boring. ... More | |
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Posted by lynnshep at 04:17, 19 December 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| Squanders a great premise and a great cast. Boring. ... More | |
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Posted by lynnshep at 04:17, 19 December 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| No where near as bad as everyone is making it out to be. A nice little festive film with decent turns from Giametti and Spacey. Suprisingly touching in places but there was the odd element - Weisz's accent for one and Elizabeth Banks being criminally underused. Loved the Sibling Annoymous meeting though. And Spacey's change of heart. Bless 3 stars ... More | |
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Posted by Timon at 11:01, 10 December 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| BullSHIT | |
| Fuck, man. The number of actually touching moments is extraordinary, considering that it's a big, fat Christmas cash-in. Just about no product placement, no self-congratulatory USA spirit... It slips up OFTEN, but it's message is sincerely positive, as opposed to just the regular festive ignorance. ... More | |
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Posted by wooz at 00:29, 06 December 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| So-so | |
| It's not an unwatchable film by any means but it is a bit uneven and doesn't quite catch the child or adult market very well. Kids will probably love the look of it (the North Pole is rather enchanting) and may gloss over the many plot holes - no attempt is ever really made to explain how Father Christmas actually delivers billions of presents, or how to get in homes without chimneys, or really why Fred looks younger than his younger brother (surely he was looking older than Nick when the latte... More | |
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Posted by Davechoc at 16:14, 02 December 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| Some funny cameos and a good joke involving Kevin Spacey's appearance in another film do not make up for recycled Elf gags and Rachel Weisz dodgy cockney accent. ... More | |
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Posted by Charliebois at 22:40, 28 November 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| Them being aimed at children is no excuse for them being rubbish for adults. The Toy Story films and Mario games don't say "Well they're for kids so we only have to please them", they go for all out excellence to bring cheer to the faces of young and old. Also, you are aware it takes a certain degree of skill and craft experience to write proper reviews well? You can't just lob it on some 7 year old (well you can but it'd be a godforsaken endeavour trying to sub it and even read the ... More | |
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Posted by DanCurley at 15:43, 27 November 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| How about having a review from a child for these sort of films? After all, it is they that the film is aimed at, and I dont think they are too bothered about Vaughn's "air of disconnected irony"... ... More | |
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Posted by UTB at 14:49, 27 November 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| Sorry, but that is far too harsh. Was good fun. ... More | |
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Posted by AboyNamedSue at 12:35, 27 November 2007 | Report This Post | |
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| bollocks | |
| Sorry, but that is far too harsh. Was good fun. ... More | |
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Posted by AboyNamedSue at 12:35, 27 November 2007 | Report This Post | |
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