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2007 Certificate PG
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When wayward sibling Fred Claus (Vaughn) is bailed out of jail by his saintly brother Nick (Giamatti), he agrees to work at the North Pole for the pre-Christmas rush. But with efficiency expert Clyde (Spacey) plotting to shut down Santa Claus for good, now is a bad time for Fred�s brand of chaos... Read more

Starring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson
Director David Dobkin
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Fred Claus

When wayward sibling Fred Claus (Vaughn) is bailed out of jail by his saintly brother Nick (Giamatti), he agrees to work at the North Pole for the pre-Christmas rush. But with efficiency expert Clyde (Spacey) plotting to shut down Santa Claus for good, now is a bad time for Fred�s brand of chaos...

Starring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates
Director David Dobkin
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 56 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: English, English Audio Description
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 24 Nov 2008
Blu-ray: 24 Nov 2008
Production year: 2007
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of

    Too good to be true, this. Paul Giamatti, Kevin Spacey, Rachel Weisz, Miranda Richardson and Kathy Bates, plus Vince... read more on Time Out

    • Jonathan Crocker, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 11 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    All they want for Christmas is a funnier script

    Bah Humbug, I so wanted this to be great... First of all, this has some brilliant sets, the North Pole thing is brilliant, and is equalled by the talent (Paul Giamatti, Vince Vaughan, Rachel Weisz), unfortunately what it doesn't have is a huge sack of laughs. It does raise a titter every now and again, but it never sets an atmosphere and gets too bogged down in in-law infighting, and forced 'nicey' bits to make it really palatable for young or old alike. It just doesn't feel Christmassy, and isn't that what you want out of a Christmas film ? Even the little ones in our screening seemed bemused, and bored, half way through and seemed to catch on that this was a bit contrived even given the subject matter. Add to this just about everyone acting like they just couldn't be too bothered with the whole thing (the worset thing I have seen Vaughan or Giamatti do, they must be ringing their agents in the Ho Ho Hope of getting a better film next time). Hey, I don't want to sleigh-t this too much, but you can be sure there are better, can't recommend this too much, in fact I'm off to watch Grinch to Cheer myself up.

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  • 11 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    All they want for Christmas is a funnier script

    Bah Humbug, I so wanted this to be great... First of all, this has some brilliant sets, the North Pole thing is brilliant, and is equalled by the talent (Paul Giamatti, Vince Vaughan, Rachel Weisz), unfortunately what it doesn't have is a huge sack of laughs. It does raise a titter every now and again, but it never sets an atmosphere and gets too bogged down in in-law infighting, and forced 'nicey' bits to make it really palatable for young or old alike. It just doesn't feel Christmassy, and isn't that what you want out of a Christmas film ? Even the little ones in our screening seemed bemused, and bored, half way through and seemed to catch on that this was a bit contrived even given the subject matter. Add to this just about everyone acting like they just couldn't be too bothered with the whole thing (the worset thing I have seen Vaughan or Giamatti do, they must be ringing their agents in the Ho Ho Hope of getting a better film next time). Hey, I don't want to sleigh-t this too much, but you can be sure there are better, can't recommend this too much, in fact I'm off to watch Grinch to Cheer myself up.

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    Fred Claus

    Fred Claus tops UK box office

    • 05 Dec 2007

    Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus have hit the top of the UK box office this week, according to new AC Nielsen data. Raking in over £1.93 million, the film debuted at number one ahead of another new entry, Hitman. Hitman stars Timothy Olyphant and is the adaptation of a computer game focusing on an assassin who becomes embroiled in a corrupt political web. The film has made £1.24 million since its release last Friday. Meanwhile, American Gangster, Beowulf, Stardust and... Read more

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