Fred Claus

I think kids will enjoy the movie and I also thought Giamatti did a good job as well. Paul Giamatti did a decent job, as did Kevin Spacey... Re-Watch Value: Low-Moderate (a good rental for the holidays). ... Full Review

Freds frustrated girlfriend After all, Nicholas is so good, hes practically a saint -- while Fred has great difficulty controlling his bitterness toward his pudgy sibling. ... Full Review

But "Fred Claus" is a complete bust, derivative and uninspired, boring and dull, not funny, not moving and about a half hour too long. Money went into this, name actors were hired and special effects were accomplished with panache. ... Full Review

That's all small potatoes, this is a good film -- go see it. To my surprise, the film not only surpassed the lame promises of its advertisements, it proved to be one of the best films I've seen all year. ... Full Review

He certainly shows the ideas were there with a chuckle-worthy scene involving Fred's attendance at a Siblings Anonymous meeting, but it strays too often into holiday movie clichés to make the experience a memorable one. The film opens with the hackneyed account of how Santa Claus came to be. ... Full Review

We reported about a month ago about a movie called Fred Claus , in which Vince Vaughn was set to play Santa's "black-sheep" older brother, and which was inevitably going to be utterly hilarious. ... Full Article

Let me just start off by saying, I actually really like Vince Vaughn .But for some reason, the airbrushed, "kinder and gentler" Vaughn in the four new posters for the comedy Fred Claus is just creeping me out. ... Full Article

You want success?Try playing exactly the same yammering, flab-faced huckster character in every film you star in.It seems to work for Vince Vaughn , because he's just been named as Forbes ' most valuable actor. ... Full Article

In the movie that proves even Santa comes from a dysfunctional family, Fred Claus tries to make a kid-friendly hero out of fast-talking sleazebag Vince Vaughn, who plays St. ... Full Article

Sibling rivalry heads north in this family comedy about Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn), the embittered older brother of the saintly Nicholas Claus (Paul Giamatti). When bad behaviour catches up with him, the only way for Fred to avoid jail is... ... Full Article