2007 · action · comedy · drama
Fred Claus
Directed by David Dobkin1h 55m2007
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
Our read: Fred Claus (2007) reads as a warm, breathless, grounded action · comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, breathless, measured action / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- kinetic
- tender
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“You want broad holiday slapstick with Santa lore and sibling rivalry.”
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