I’m no Blitzen!
I went to see “Fred Claus” yesterday and it was surprisingly amusing and deep! Now granted, the special effects were horrible. They clearly pasted the heads of regular adult actors onto bodies of children that were wearing costumes to make them look like elves and it was a little distracting at times, but it was also a bit charming.
I love Vince Vaughn to begin with; his delivery style just really does it for me. What really surprised me about this movie though were all the OTHER actors that I didn’t expect to see. Paul Giamatti was Santa Claus, Rachel Weizs was the girlfriend and Ludacris played the DJ and I almost lost my head laughing at how funny it looked to see Luda’s head pasted on a little elf body. Kathy Bates (one of my all time faves) played the Claus mother and then surprise of all surprises, Kevin Space (another one of my all time faves) played the bad guy.
Let me tell you, a double Oscar winner showing up in this supposedly light hearted holiday comedy was unexpected. What really shocked me though was how deep and touching it ended up being. Now, I’m not expert on movies, have never claimed to be…but the speech that Spacey gives to Vaughn about his inability to thrive in the shadow of his brother is really a powerful moment. I was actually pulled out of the movie for a second just to wonder at Spacey’s talent.
Anyway, I highly recommend this movie!
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