The holidays are here yet once again. It is a time that is full of magic, cheer and just a general goodwill to fellow mankind. This is true for nearly everyone except for a couple of despicable and conniving men that only see the holidays as a chance to fleece people out of their money. Willie plays the part of Santa but he is definitely not jolly nor filled with Christmas cheer. Instead he is a mean drunk that wishes he was dead and the only reason he plays Santa during the holidays is so he can get a job inside rich department stores that they will rob on Christmas Eve. His partner in crime is Marcus a midget or a short person if you prefer who is the mastermind of the entire operation that sets them up with the jobs and tries to keep Willie from self destructing while playing an Elf. Willie had a horrible childhood but the one thing his father did past onto him was the ability to crack a safe which gives him unique qualifications to the scam even though he is the worst Santa to ever play the part. He can barely stop himself from cursing and having sex in front of the children much less care to hear what the little kids want for Christmas. That is why when a little kid comes into his life who is overweight and picked on Willie might have a chance to redeem himself. But that is if he can stop from taking advantage of the kid and all those around him as he spirals into a path of self destruction.

You can say a lot of things about this movie, it’s crude, it’s vulgar, it’s offensive and it is also wickedly and sinfully funny. It is like one of those forbidden taboos in life that you are not suppose to enjoy but you simply cannot help yourself from partaking of. The movie is so crude and offensive at times you wonder if John Ritter is rolling in his grave as we speak (this is his last movie performance as he plays the Store Manager). But then again he just might be laughing his ass off too depending on where he went. The movie does tie in a little bit of that feel good Christmas story between Willie and the kid but then again that is so twisted at times that its hard to even notice. The movie does not care that it is offensive and goes against what everyone thinks of when they think of Santa, and that’s part of the reason the movie is so funny. They know the movies is not meant for the kids and have no problem taking the gloves off and just hitting you with risqué and hilarious humor. I know that some people are going to complain about the subject manner of this film but if you did not get from the previews that this movie was going to be this way I do not feel bad for them. The movie has to be one of the funnies offensive and vulgar movies ever made and I am going to be part of the group that just found it hilarious rather than just crude.
4 stars out of 5