My wife and I both really enjoyed Bad Santa. The original was just that - original. Billy Bob Thornton was great as the "done with it all" character, Willy was funny, Thurman was perfect and the story made some sense. Rob a big department store of its biggest take of the year.
This appalling "sequel" is juts a really bad remake of the original. Same main characters but this time I just don't buy Billy Bob's irredeemable scumbag. Willy is just primarily annoying. Making Thurman do what they make him do is unforgivable and introducing Billy Bob's mum (an actress barely 5 years older than him) as an explanation for why Billy Bob is the way he is is ridiculous.
The story is the same as the original, just a different outfit to rob (a charity this time, to make it more cruel!!) but the jokes aren't funny, the characters hollow versions of their originals, the "Billy Bob likes anal sex with big girls" shtick doesn't work this time and the story is just banal.
I was really looking forward to seeing this. And now I wish I hadn't. A waste of the talent involved. Do yourself a favour - find a cheap DVD of the original and enjoy. Watching this one will ruin your whole day.
This appalling "sequel" is juts a really bad remake of the original. Same main characters but this time I just don't buy Billy Bob's irredeemable scumbag. Willy is just primarily annoying. Making Thurman do what they make him do is unforgivable and introducing Billy Bob's mum (an actress barely 5 years older than him) as an explanation for why Billy Bob is the way he is is ridiculous.
The story is the same as the original, just a different outfit to rob (a charity this time, to make it more cruel!!) but the jokes aren't funny, the characters hollow versions of their originals, the "Billy Bob likes anal sex with big girls" shtick doesn't work this time and the story is just banal.
I was really looking forward to seeing this. And now I wish I hadn't. A waste of the talent involved. Do yourself a favour - find a cheap DVD of the original and enjoy. Watching this one will ruin your whole day.