| Bad Santa Review |
| by Wahid Sharif (Rating: A-) |
| "Bad Santa" is one of those films where if you can't appreciate the dark
humor in it, then something is wrong with you...Seriously. Or, maybe something
is wrong with me for laughing out loud and enjoying some of the film's
crudeness. Either way, I...more |
| Bad Santa Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2/5) |
| How bad is "Bad Santa"? Pretty bad. It's definitely not for kids and,
unless
pervasive profanity in the face of our impressionable youth makes you titter,
it's not really for adults either, discerning ones that is, since those tend
to prefer a...more |
| Bad Santa Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| BAD SANTA, by GHOST WORLD's Terry Zwigoff, is an R-rated black comedy that's
definitely not for everyone, which is an understatement. This hilarious comedy
is a pull-no-punches tale of a disgraceful department store Santa Claus named
Willie T. Soke. As...more |
| Bad Santa Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: B+
Dimension Films
Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
Written by: John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Bernice Mac, Lauren
Graham, John Ritter, Brett Kelly, Cloris Leachman
Screened at: Loews 34th...more |
| Bad Santa Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 5/10) |
| CAPSULE: Billy Bob Thornton plays a department store
Santa who behaves abysmally anti-socially on and off
the job. In the end it all comes to good as you
might expect for a Christmas comedy, but the viewer
goes through a lot...more |
| Bad Santa Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Willie T. Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) has done prison time, been married
twice, had his eye socket punched in and has a bone chip in his ankle that
will never go away, but as he downs yet another Old Grandad in a seedy bar
wearing a Santa suit, he informs...more |
| Bad Santa Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 7/10) |
| People who write letters to newspapers complaining about nudity, cursing and
anti-Christmas content in Love Actually (Lobsters in the manger?! Those
heathens!) will die if they see Bad Santa. It will literally kill them.
Their empty heads will explode...more |
