The true
story behind Santa Claus.
An ingenious
dark comedy this movie got one of those wonderful and completely original premises
that are so rare nowadays. Sadly it doesn’t develop it properly. The main idea
is there and is all kind of amazing but a lone idea doesn’t add to a whole
movie. You need more stuff to add to it.
The movie
also suffers a bit from its independent nature. The shoots, the actors, the
overall feeling is that of a somewhat amateur production. It’s not really that
bad I need to add, just unimpressive.
A lot of
time is devoted to a subplot about a kid trying to find his place in an undoubtedly
very harsh world. It’s even done fairly well but honestly we would have preferred
more Santa and less psychological introspection.
One last
note about the movie, without spoiling the aforementioned premise this is a
dark comedy so expect mature themes, a lot of blood and a very unusual take on
Santa Claus.
Conclusion:
Recommended to those who love their oddities but for the general public this is
really to underdeveloped.
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