New Film "Fatman" by Ian Nelms 2020
‘Fatman’ Review: Ho-Ho-Hum
Mel Gibson plays a glum Saint Nick whose business is on the skids in this grim, tonally confused comedy.
"Parents need to know that Fatman is an action/fantasy movie that imagines Santa Claus as a grumpy, drinking, gun-toting tough guy (Mel Gibson) who has to fight when a young boy hires a hit man to kill him. There's lots of violence, including guns and shooting, characters getting killed, blood spurts and bloody trails, fighting, stabbing, arm-breaking, etc. A young girl is threatened, both with electric shocks and with death to her family members (and dog). Santa and Mrs. Claus kiss and are shown lying in bed (presumably after sex), with Santa shirtless. There's also some sex-related talk and flirting. Language includes uses of "f--k," "motherf----r," "s--t," "t-ts," and more. Santa smokes a cigar and carries a flask, and characters drink in a bar. The villain smokes cigarettes, and a glass of milk is laced with fentanyl. It's not as funny as it might sound, but it somehow works, even if it's not meant for younger viewers."
MOVIE INFO
To save his declining business, Chris Cringle, also known as Santa Claus, is forced into a partnership with the U.S. military. Making matters worse, Chris gets locked into a deadly battle of wits against a highly skilled assassin, hired by a precocious 12-year-old, after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
