Fatman

Fatman was a watchable christmas story told in a little different way ,so if you are not fan of a sweet and cheesy Holiday films then this one may to be one for you.Gibson was fun to watch as a cranky tired of life Santa and he sold his character in a fun and good way.Goggins was also good as assassin and he was maybe only real character in a film except Gibson one.Story wasnt nothing brilliant but it had some fun moments in it that worked for me.Parts with kid who hired assassin were weaker parts but i can ignore that.Fatman was a solid Christmas based film in a different way

Fatman is one of those films that makes you think it's going to get better but doesn't. After an intriguing-enough start, it fizzles out in plot (I mean, I like a good irreverent comedy, but this sure didn't cut it), the action doesn't exactly instill interest and a decent ensemble is left to fend for themselves given the lackluster screenplay. Tackled right, Fatman could have been disgraced actor Mel Gibson's comeback flick (by no means, endorsing what he did or his attitude). He plays a Santa that isn't cheery, spreading smiles and distributing wrapped presents around the world. This version of Chris Cringle is often drunk, bruised, and totally devoid of the Christmas spirit. Quite certainly, what keeps him going is the resilience shown by his wife Ruth (played by Marianne Jean-Baptiste), with whom he shares believable chemistry. An angry kid orders a hit on Santa: this is Fatman's one-liner. While that may sound pretty enticing on paper, it doesn't hold your interest for 95 minutes as the treatment is a tad formulaic. The showdown between Santa (apparently, a mind-reader) and the assassin (played to generic effect by Walton Goggins) is restricted to the film's final 15 minutes or so, and it gets over so quickly that you forget what went down, along with the rest of the film. The scenes solely featuring Gibson and Jean-Baptiste are probably the only thing worth salvaging here. And oh, the one time I chuckled was when an army man learns how Santa's elves operate and refers to it as "a hell of a way to run a crew".

High quality production movie with great actors. Still the story is a little too straight forward.. The violence though is very entertaining. Camerawork is good. No shaky camera

Best christmas movie since Die Hard. Dont listen to those cry babies who make like someone stole their candy. If you are one of them,go see disney's bambie and whip for a cartoon's mom. P.S> Mel is still one of the Greats.

It is far too violent for children. It is too stupid for adults. Perhaps there is a straight-to-DVD market for this sort of thing. Or maybe the 'inclusive' aspects are part of Gibson's penance. Fatman has too little meat on it.

The idea of Santa having a hit put out on him by a disgruntled, corrupt, psychopathic child is interesting - and given that Mel Gibson had signed on I figured it was worth a shot. What Fatman is though, is hard to describe: Fatman portrays adult themes, profanity, and violence mixed with adolescent dialog and plots. You have an (alcoholic) Santa character vacillating between compassionate and psychopathic. You have fantasy concepts mixed with attempts at "realism/grittiness" and the standard injection of "woke" themes (Mrs. Cringle is Black?) that left me wondering who the heck this movie is supposed to be for? Adults? No - Writing is simplistic and bland. Children? No - too much profanity, violence, and adult themes. People who consider themselves "edgy"? Maybe(?). At the end of it all, my overwhelming impression was "What WAS that!?"

Before I read the synopsis & watched the trailer, I thought this was another low budget "bad santa" story. I was wrong. An interesting take on the "Chris Cringle" story with a great message from the most bad-ass Santa I've seen. A great cast, a few comedic pops, short Christmas vibes, cussing & bloodshed. Not action packed. More storytelling based. Good on a lazy boy in Gold Class.